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Wind Gap is a small town of 3,360 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Allentown, PA and 59 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,360people
$214kTypical home
$1,249/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
32"Snow
223Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,360
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,509 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Allentown, PA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,348/mo)
- Median rent $1,249/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (809 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ABE airport
- 60 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 794 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 196 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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