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Sanatoga is a big small town of 8,949 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Reading, PA and 29 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,949people
$309kTypical home
$1,607/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,949
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,648 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 19 mi to Reading, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,945/mo)
- Median rent $1,607/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 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 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ABE airport
- 32 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 279 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 114 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,565 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 134 bars within 25 mi
- 439 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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