Humid subtropical
Lower Allen, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania · Population 7.6k · 384 ft elevation
Living in Lower Allen
Lower Allen has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lower Allen at a glance
- Population
- 7.6k
- Elevation
- 384 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,544 hrs18th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $246k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,117/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.34%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.582th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 47 per 100k14th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,348 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 25°F | 2.6″ | 6.4″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 26°F | 2.4″ | 7.7″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | 4.5″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | 0.4″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.3″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 3.7″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 58°F | 4.1″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 47°F | 3.7″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 37°F | 2.8″ | 0.7″ | 163 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 29°F | 3.1″ | 4.2″ | 126 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology