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Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Ashland

$120kMedian Home
288Sunny Days/yr
64°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 3k· Elev. 988 ftWikipedia

Ashland is a borough in Schuylkill and Columbia counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Pottsville. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. A small part of the borough also lies in Columbia County, although all of the population resided in the Schuylkill County portion as of the 2020 census. The borough lies in the anthracite coal region of eastern Pennsylvania. Settled in 1850, Ashland was incorporated in 1857, and was named for Henry Clay's estate near Lexington, Kentucky.Wikipedia

About the RegionMid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$120k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$66k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
30
Transit Score
31
School Rating
6.2/10
Internet
Fiber
0%
Cable
95%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
288
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
64°F
annual average
Humidity
68%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
75/100
Great
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
45"
inches per year
Snowfall
6"
inches per year
Air Quality
46
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population3k
Altitude988 ftabove sea level
Median Age35 yrs
College Educated47%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home10%of workforce

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