Hot-summer humid continental
Village Shires, Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Pennsylvania · Population 3.4k · 197 ft elevation
Living in Village Shires
Village Shires has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 47 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Village Shires at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 197 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $512k82th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,527/mo69th percentile
- Median household income
- $111k81th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.1%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 76%
- Violent crime rate
- 30 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 202 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9564th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5857th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 3.7″ | 7.0″ | 161 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 22°F | 3.1″ | 5.7″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 29°F | 4.6″ | 3.5″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.0″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 65°F | 4.9″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 4.7″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 198 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 177 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 4.7″ | 3.4″ | 149 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