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Stowe is a small town of 3,698 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Reading, PA and 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,698people
$215kTypical home
$1,430/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
223Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,698
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,697 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 14 mi to Reading, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,355/mo)
- Median rent $1,430/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,758 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ABE airport
- 35 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 217 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 91 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,228 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 321 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+23 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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