Living in Red Hill, PA
Red Hill is a small town of 2,513 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Allentown, PA and 31 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $983 a month.
2,513people
$233kTypical home
$983/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
26"Snow
223Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,513
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,756 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Allentown, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,469/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (695 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ABE airport
- 37 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,521 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 134 bars within 25 mi
- 410 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 80 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
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