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Shenandoah Heights is a small town of 1,262 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 36 miles from Lebanon, PA and 80 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $876 a month.
1,262people
$89kTypical home
$876/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
47"Snow
213Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,262
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,499 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 36 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$564/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 17% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to ABE airport
- 84 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,729 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schuylkill County: R+42 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.