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Portland is a tiny town of 546 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 30 miles from Allentown, PA and 63 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $1k a month.
546people
$267kTypical home
$1,217/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
30"Snow
223Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 546
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,130 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 30 mi to Allentown, PA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,683/mo)
- Median rent $1,217/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (731 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ABE airport
- 51 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 354 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 597 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 146 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northampton County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk