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Stroudsburg is a big small town of 5,894 people in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It's about 31 miles from Allentown, PA and 67 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,894people
$230kTypical home
$1,565/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
41"Snow
223Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,894
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,417 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 31 mi to Allentown, PA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,449/mo)
- Median rent $1,565/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ABE airport
- 57 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 423 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 510 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 112 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk