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West Hamburg is a small town of 1,896 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Reading, PA and 59 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $869 a month.
1,896people
$115kTypical home
$869/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
213Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,896
- Part of a metro area
- About 583 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Reading, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$728/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 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 (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ABE airport
- 62 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 486 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 437 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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