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About Emmaus
Borough in Pennsylvania, USEmmaus ( em-AY-əs) is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 11,652. Emmaus is located in the Lehigh Valley, the third-largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania and 68th-largest metropolitan area in the nation. In 2007 and again in 2009, Emmaus was listed as one of the top 100 "Best Places to Live" in the United States by Money magazine. Emmaus is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Allentown, 53.4 miles (85.9 km) north of Philadelphia, and 91.6 miles (147.4 km) west of New York City.
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Housing in Emmaus
The typical Emmaus home is worth about $393,000, up 4.1% in a year, 35% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Emmaus
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Schools in Emmaus
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The public schools Emmaus’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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