Living in Weatherly, PA
Weatherly is a small town of 2,551 people in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 30 miles from Allentown, PA and 74 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $923 a month.
2,551people
$163kTypical home
$923/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
36"Snow
223Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,551
- Part of a metro area
- About 856 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 30 mi to Allentown, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,029/mo)
- Median rent $923/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (342 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,296 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to AVP airport
- 80 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,161 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 393 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+35 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk