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Stiles is a small town of 1,441 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Allentown, PA and 49 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,441people
$235kTypical home
$1,382/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
223Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,441
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,702 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to Allentown, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,484/mo)
- Median rent $1,382/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ABE airport
- 57 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 381 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 788 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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