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Richlandtown is a small town of 1,209 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Allentown, PA and 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,209people
$315kTypical home
$1,583/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
31"Snow
223Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,209
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,650 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 12 mi to Allentown, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,984/mo)
- Median rent $1,583/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 42% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ABE airport
- 42 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 535 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,314 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 372 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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