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Schnecksville is a small town of 3,922 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Allentown, PA and 52 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $362k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,922people
$362kTypical home
$1,223/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
32"Snow
223Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,922
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,400 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 9 mi to Allentown, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $362k (≈$2,283/mo)
- Median rent $1,223/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 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 (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 42% 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
- 9 mi to ABE airport
- 59 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 731 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lehigh County: D+3 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low 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