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St. Clair is a small town of 2,754 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 29 miles from Lebanon, PA and 74 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,754people
$72kTypical home
$1,064/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
45"Snow
213Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,754
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,234 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 29 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$453/mo)
- Median rent $1,064/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (171 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ABE airport
- 77 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 232 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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