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Wilson is a big small town of 8,183 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Allentown, PA and 47 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,183people
$211kTypical home
$1,370/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
35"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,183
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,085 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 14 mi to Allentown, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,329/mo)
- Median rent $1,370/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 35" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,095 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ABE airport
- 56 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 865 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 204 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northampton County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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