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Slatington is a small town of 4,290 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Allentown, PA and 57 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $882 a month.
4,290people
$192kTypical home
$882/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
30"Snow
223Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,290
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,245 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Allentown, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,208/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (46 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (609 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ABE airport
- 64 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 407 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 801 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 168 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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