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Moving to
Fullerton.
Fullerton is an unincorporated community in Lehigh County, PA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Fullerton
Fullerton is an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania with home prices that remain within reach and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Fullerton deals with cold winters, fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Growing population
The not so good
- Cold winters
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Fullerton compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Fullerton
Based on Fullerton's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,856
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $57,120 a year
- 48% of Fullerton renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$47,940
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $23,970
- Homes cost 3.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,428/mo median rent
Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,428 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $239,700. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $239,700 · 48% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.6% county unemployment
Unemployment in Lehigh County is 4.6%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Lehigh County (county-wide)
Safety
188 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Fullerton doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Whitehall Township Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 1884/100k · Policed by Whitehall Township Police Department (township-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
25 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 25 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 8% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 84°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 24°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 36% below US
23% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 23%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
0 public schools inside the boundary
No public school is located inside the boundary; students attend schools in the surrounding district. There is 1 private school inside it.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River (30 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Fullerton's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and a growing population; the main tradeoffs are cold winters and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city. A year of median rent ($1,428/mo) equals 25% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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