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Spinnerstown is a small town of 1,780 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Allentown, PA and 34 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,780people
$417kTypical home
$1,605/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
22"Snow
223Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,780
- Part of a metro area
- About 943 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 11 mi to Allentown, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,631/mo)
- Median rent $1,605/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ABE airport
- 41 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,301 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 344 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bucks County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.