RosetoPA
A town of 1,362, settled in 1883. Safer than 93% of U.S. towns.
What makes Roseto stand out
The 2 things Roseto does most differently from other towns.
1,362 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Roseto. Another town gets a different order.
Less crime per resident than 93% of U.S. towns
Roseto reports less crime per resident than 93% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Most working residents commute out of Roseto
Most working residents leave Roseto for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Bangor (5%), Bethlehem (5%) and Palmer (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Where working residents work
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 23% of U.S. communities.
Roseto’s public schools outperform 72% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Roseto’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Christian School Private | K–12 | 220 |
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Roseto has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Roseto is
Roseto beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Roseto | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.1% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 55.9% | 64.4% |
| Fewer women getting mammograms | 68.1% | 77.7% |
1.7% of Roseto is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Roseto Ball Park | — | 6 |
A typical Roseto home is worth about $285K
The typical Roseto home is worth about $285,000, up 4.7% in a year, close to the Pennsylvania typical home.
Typical home value
99% of working residents leave Roseto for work
Where Roseto’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Roseto
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Roseto (locally ) is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Roseto was 1,581 at the 2020 census. Roseto is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th most populated metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Roseto is known in the fields of sociology and cardiology for the Roseto effect, wherein the close-knit Italian American community exhibited half the national average rate of heart disease in the mid-20th century. This finding helped to establish that stress can contribute to heart disease.
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- Established
- 1883
- Population
- 1,581
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 794 ft