BallyPA
A town of 1,161, settled in 1912.
Population
1,161
+12.7% since 2010
Typical home
$282K
−1.5% in a year
Household income
$76K
median
Jobs based here
836
Balanced
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Climate
Mild winters, pleasant summers Bally has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
4″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 23–41°
Spring 40–62°
Summer 61–84°
Fall 44–65°
Oct 15
typical first frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Bally Most working residents leave Bally for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Boyertown (4%), Allentown (3%) and Washington (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
4% work in town
Where working residents work In Bally 4%
Boyertown 4%
Allentown 3%
Washington 3%
Colebrookdale 3%
15 mi
median commute distance
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Safety
Crime reported in Bally Bally's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2024.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Bally 1.6
Pennsylvania 2.5
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000 residents Bally 5.8
Pennsylvania 14.7
U.S. 17.7
2
violent crimes reported in 2024
7
property crimes reported in 2024
Health
How healthy Bally is Bally beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
What stands out Bally PA More adults seeing a dentist 68.9% 64.4%
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
8.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.
43 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
43 Moderate risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Hurricanes Cold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
Outdoors
4.9% of Bally is conserved land 0.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
4.9% conserved
4.9%
conserved · 16 of 326 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 1.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Melcher Park 0.7 mi 13
Housing
A typical Bally home is worth about $282K The typical Bally home is worth about $282,000, down 1.5% in a year, close to the Pennsylvania typical home.
$282K Zillow home value
Typical home value Bally $282K
Pennsylvania $290K
−1.5%
value change, 1 year
A growing town Bally has grown 12.7% since 2010 1,090 people in 2010; 1,161 today.
What’s changed most in Bally? 1,090 2010
1,228 2020
1,161 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
2005 · Abendmahl Carl Theodor · Wikimedia Commons
Bally’s story
114 years in pictures
11 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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Famous people from Bally 4 notable people were born in Bally.
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Bally is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,228 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Established 1912
Population 1,228
Area 0.5 sq mi
Elevation 259 ft
ZIP code 19503
Area code 610 
