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Saylorsburg is a tiny town of 804 people in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It's about 23 miles from Allentown, PA and 62 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
804people
$224kTypical home
$1,393/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
35"Snow
223Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 804
- Part of a metro area
- About 667 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 23 mi to Allentown, PA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,412/mo)
- Median rent $1,393/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 13% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 58 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ABE airport
- 62 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 702 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.