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About Bethlehem
City in Pennsylvania, USBethlehem is a city in Northampton and Lehigh counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bethlehem had a total population of 75,781, making it the second-largest city in the Lehigh Valley after Allentown and the seventh-largest city in the state. Among its total population as of 2020, 55,639 were in Northampton County and 19,343 were in Lehigh County. The city is located along the Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River. Bethlehem lies in the geographic center of the Lehigh Valley, a metropolitan region of 731 sq mi (1,890 km2) with a population of 861,899 people as of the 2020 census that is Pennsylvani…
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Housing in Bethlehem
The median sale price was $298,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Bethlehem
Safety Grade B-
Bethlehem reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 55% report less.
Schools in Bethlehem
All Bethlehem schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Bethlehem’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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