Borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Mount Carmel

$52kMedian Home
310Sunny Days/yr
74°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. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year. Air quality can be a watchout.

Mount Carmel is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, located in the Coal Region of the central Susquehanna River Valley. The population was 5,725 at the 2020 census. Situated 88 miles (142 km) northwest of Philadelphia and 71 miles (114 km) northeast of Harrisburg, the borough is completely encircled by Mount Carmel Township and sits within the Western Middle Anthracite Field. Mount Carmel is known for its role in the anthracite coal industry, for being home to Lieutenant General James M. Gavin of World War II fame, and for being the site of what the Smithsonian Institution identifies as the world's first isolated electrical generating plant, established in 1883.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania
Latitude33.97°
Longitude-82.56°

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.

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Nature Access

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Cost of Living

Housing
$52k
Median home price
Household Income
$71k
Median annual
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Livability

Safety Score
100
Walk Score
8
School Rating
6.6/10
Internet
Fiber
0%
Cable
99%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
310
sunny days per year
85% of the year
Avg High Temp
74°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
75% warm season / 75% cool season
Comfort Score
77/100
Great
Temp Swing
35°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
48"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
43
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
48" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 75% · Winter 75% · Apr-Aug 66-77%
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Current Conditions

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