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Bally, Pennsylvania, in Berks county, is 15 miles S of Allentown, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 38 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The people of the town are in the Reading metropolitan area. Bally has a population of 1,062.
In Bally, about 60% of adults are married.
Among adults, males are better represented than women in Bally.
In 2000, Bally had a median family income of $56,406. Bally is full of successful families and individuals. The town has a large middle class. Bally isn't a place with a large population of people in poverty. The town, compared to most towns like it, can boast of a large population of high-income unmarried people.
Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.
The town isn't plagued by crime -- far from it. Crime is lower there than most places.
In Bally, 80% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. If you prefer houses that are on the new side, the town may be the place for you - the average age of homes here is quite young. Bally has higher property taxes than most places in Pennsylvania, which provides more money for local schools and services.
In Bally, 88% of commuters drive to work. If gasoline prices keep going up, consider living in towns like Bally; a good number of people there walk and bicycle to work.
Bally strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):
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| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 2% |  |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. State) | Top 7% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 12% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
Comparing Bally to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):
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