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Topton is a small town of 2,215 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Allentown, PA and 45 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,215people
$216kTypical home
$1,242/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
14"Snow
223Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,215
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,196 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Allentown, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,365/mo)
- Median rent $1,242/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ABE airport
- 50 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 499 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 864 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 76 bars within 25 mi
- 190 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berks County: R+12 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