Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Berwick

$199kMedian Home
276Sunny Days/yr
62°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation10kElevation558 ft
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Long cold season, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Winter is not just a brief interruption. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

Berwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Wilkes-Barre. In the 2020 census, Berwick had a population of 10,355. It is one of the two principal communities of the Bloomsburg–Berwick metropolitan area, which covers Columbia and Montour counties, and had a combined population of 85,562 at the 2010 census.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Berwick, Pennsylvania
Latitude41.05°
Longitude-76.23°
Population10k
Altitude558 ft

State Context

PennsylvaniaU.S. state

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, forming the Mason-Dixon Line, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia, and the state capital is Harrisburg. Among all US states, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census, the ninth-highest by population density, and the 33rd-largest by land area.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 3.07%Avg sales tax: 6.34%Property tax: 1.36%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-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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Nature Access

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City Profile

Median Age33 yrs
College Educated38%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home14%of workforce
Poverty Rate18%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$199k
Median home price
Household Income
$63k
Median annual
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Livability

Safety Score
80
Walk Score
18
Transit Score
32
School Rating
6.3/10
Internet
Fiber
15%
Cable
91%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
276
sunny days per year
76% of the year
Avg High Temp
62°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
73% warm season / 73% cool season
Comfort Score
50/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
47°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
46"
inches per year
Snowfall
14"
inches per year
Air Quality
39
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
46" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 73% · Winter 73% · Mar-Sep 68-77%
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Current Conditions

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