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Pottstown is a small city of 23,476 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Reading, PA and 32 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $195k and rent runs about $1k a month.
23,476people
$195kTypical home
$1,260/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
12"Snow
223Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,476
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,838 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 16 mi to Reading, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $195k (≈$1,232/mo)
- Median rent $1,260/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (670 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,857 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ABE airport
- 34 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 197 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 101 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,303 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 347 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+23 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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