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Summit Station is a tiny town of 201 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Lebanon, PA and 68 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $876 a month.
201people
$226kTypical home
$876/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
30"Snow
213Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 201
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 157 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 19 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,427/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 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 (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LNS airport
- 70 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 787 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 346 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.