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Tower City, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill county, is 37 miles NW of Reading, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 85 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town contains a population of approximately 1,396.
In Tower City, about 54% of adults are married. If you enjoy solitude, you might enjoy living in Tower City, which is home to many people who live alone.
The town has an abundance of women! Well, at any rate the famale/male ratio there is higher than in most places.
In 2000, Tower City had a median family income of $39,219.
Tower City has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 70% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Housing stock in the town might be described as older since the age of the average home is on the high side. Rents in Tower City tend toward the low side for Pennsylvania. You can't avoid taxes, but at least in the town the property taxes tend to be lower than most.
In Tower City, 91% of commuters drive to work. Start your engines: the good people of Tower City do a lot of driving.
Comparing Tower City to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):
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