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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Temple

$260kMedian Home
288Sunny Days/yr
64°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 2k· Elev. 361 ftWikipedia

Temple is a census-designated place in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m). The community was named for a local inn called Solomon's Temple. Temple was an independent borough from 1922 until it was disincorporated on January 1, 1999. The ZIP code is 19560. As of the 2022 American Community Survey, the population was 2,251 residents.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
$260k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$47k
Median annual
05

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

Population2k
Altitude361 ftabove sea level
Median Age33 yrs
College Educated28%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home6%of workforce

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