CITY PROFILE
Allentown, PA
“Cheap rent and ownership, but winters resent you personally.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $364K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,857/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 10.8°C · warmest 23.9°C · coolest -2.7°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1233 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.86 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #70 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy86
- Affordable to rent68
- Climate comfort51
- Plenty of sunshine39
- Big-city amenities55
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.