Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Portland

$272kMedian Home
289Sunny Days/yr
63°FAvg High Temp
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Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

About Portland

Portland is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The population of Portland was 494 at the 2020 census. Portland is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was thus the 68th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.Wikipedia

Four seasonsEven rainfallNoticeable daylight swing
Place

Where It Is

Location Context
Portland, Pennsylvania
Latitude40.92°
Longitude-75.10°
Population510
Center elevation292 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. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the country, with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census.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.

Outdoors

Nature Access

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Closest protected landscapes, reserves, and big park systems surfaced from the same nearby feeds used in compare.

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Cost of Living

Housing
$272k
Median home price
Household Income
$61k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Transit Score
32
Internet
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The year

Climate

Sunshine
289
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
63°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Steady humidity
70% warm season / 72% cool season
Comfort Score
56/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
47°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
48"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
20"
inches per year
Air Quality
42
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.

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Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
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Humidity Through The Year
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fairly steady humidity
Summer 70% · Winter 72% · Mar-Dec 67-75%
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