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Tamaqua is a big small town of 6,924 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 28 miles from Allentown, PA and 69 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $996 a month.
6,924people
$84kTypical home
$996/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
43"Snow
223Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,924
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 724 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 28 mi to Allentown, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$528/mo)
- Median rent $996/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (455 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ABE airport
- 74 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,283 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 333 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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