Allentown vs Bethlehem
Allentown, PA compared with Bethlehem, PA · 6 miles apart
Allentown has 126,044 residents to Bethlehem’s 79,644. Allentown comes out ahead on median rent, price to income, clear days a year. Bethlehem does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Allentown, PA | Bethlehem, PA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 126,044 | 79,644 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,176 | 4,167 |
| Median household income | $55,494 | $68,879 |
| Median home value | $206,600 | $260,400 |
| Median rent | $1,317 | $1,382 |
| Homeownership | 43.2% | 49.9% |
| Average commute | 24.6 min | 22.1 min |
| Median age | 33.1 | 36.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 19.1% | 36% |
| Poverty rate | 21% | 15.7% |
| Unemployment | 9% | 6.6% |
| Price to income | 3.7× | 3.8× |
| Clear days a year | 20 | 19 |
| Days above 90°F | 14 | 16 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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