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Shartlesville is a tiny town of 387 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Reading, PA and 62 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $1k a month.
387people
$269kTypical home
$1,040/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
27"Snow
213Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 387
- Part of a metro area
- About 434 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Reading, PA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,698/mo)
- Median rent $1,040/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LNS airport
- 64 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 408 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berks County: R+12 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