IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Sierra View, PA
Sierra View is a big small town of 6,365 people in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It's about 28 miles from Allentown, PA and 69 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,365people
$253kTypical home
$1,250/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
35"Snow
223Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
Is Sierra View right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,365
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,197 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 28 mi to Allentown, PA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,593/mo)
- Median rent $1,250/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ABE airport
- 69 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 520 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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