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Quakertown is a big small town of 9,319 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Allentown, PA and 32 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,319people
$279kTypical home
$1,321/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
223Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,319
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,579 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Allentown, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,756/mo)
- Median rent $1,321/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (351 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (856 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ABE airport
- 40 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,486 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 121 bars within 25 mi
- 421 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 79 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bucks County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk