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Sinking Spring is a small town of 4,281 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Reading, PA and 52 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,281people
$283kTypical home
$1,342/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
213Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,281
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,450 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to Reading, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,786/mo)
- Median rent $1,342/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (502 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LNS airport
- 52 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 338 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 540 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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