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Port Clinton is a tiny town of 271 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 18 miles from Reading, PA and 62 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $1k a month.
271people
$135kTypical home
$1,133/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
23"Snow
213Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 271
- Part of a metro area
- About 356 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 18 mi to Reading, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$853/mo)
- Median rent $1,133/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ABE airport
- 64 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 406 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schuylkill County: R+42 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.