Living in Kutztown
In Kutztown, unemployment is 6.2% (2024).
Kutztown had a population of 4,214 at the end of 2024. Kutztown registered an unemployment rate of 6.23% at the end of 2024. Kutztown's foreign population totalled 162 at the end of 2024.
Higher unemployment than 74% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 86% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 61% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Kutztown?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet18Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan19Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,017 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)4Official |
| Median monthly rent | 1,022 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records3Official |
| Recorded property crimes | 20 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2024 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2024.zip)7Official |
Is Kutztown a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
3.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 162 of 4,214 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
Kutztown 6.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 3,253 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 6.23 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
What does a salary buy in Kutztown?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €2,567 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €1,017 |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,468 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kutztown. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kutztown. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 235.2 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release5Official · county |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kutztown when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 648.1 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting8Official |
| Recorded violent crimes | 7 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2024 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2024.zip)7Official |
Mobility and administration
Kutztown's nearest airport was ABE, 32 km away and offered 9 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kutztown. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 in the air was 7.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.8°C in January to 23.2°C in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Kutztown 7.5
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.45 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.11 · Feb 4.78 · Mar 9.61 · Apr 16.67 · May 22.06 · Jun 26.83 · Jul 29.44 · Aug 28.5 · Sep 24.83 · Oct 18.28 · Nov 11.83 · Dec 5.83 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -6.72 · Feb -6.22 · Mar -1.94 · Apr 3.72 · May 9.17 · Jun 14.22 · Jul 16.83 · Aug 15.67 · Sep 11.78 · Oct 5.17 · Nov 0.222 · Dec -4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.78 · Feb -0.722 · Mar 3.83 · Apr 10.22 · May 15.61 · Jun 20.5 · Jul 23.17 · Aug 22.06 · Sep 18.33 · Oct 11.72 · Nov 6.06 · Dec 0.944 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 85.6 · Feb 70.61 · Mar 99.82 · Apr 104.1 · May 95.76 · Jun 113.8 · Jul 137.4 · Aug 112.8 · Sep 121.4 · Oct 108.5 · Nov 90.68 · Dec 96.01 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information9Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 29.6 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 7.45 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)17Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
The total area of Kutztown was 4.1 km² at the end of 2025. Kutztown's population density measured 1,017.3 people per km² at the end of 2024.
By nationality
National passport96.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 4.14 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)13Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 3.88 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
| Foreign residents | 162 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official |
| Population density | 1,017 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. Census Bureau (Population Estimates Program)16Official |
| Population | 4,214 people | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program16Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 4,166 people | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2024 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2024.zip)7Official |
Alternatives for people set on Kutztown
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Wescosville as a Kutztown alternative in the same region
19 km away, better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Median gross pay, city: €5,998 Wescosville vs €3,253 Kutztown+84%
- Foreign residents: 8.7% Wescosville vs 3.9% Kutztown+124%
- Unemployment: 4.1% Wescosville vs 6.2% Kutztown−34%
- Annual PM2.5: 6.7 µg/m³ Wescosville vs 7.4 µg/m³ Kutztown−10%
North Bethesda as a Kutztown alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 201 km, better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 3.9% Kutztown+780%
- Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,253 Kutztown+88%
- Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 6.2% Kutztown−42%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 648 (2024) Kutztownno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.4 µg/m³ Kutztown−21%
Cities near Kutztown
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 1,233 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 4,231 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,702 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 4,028 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,480 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 5,998 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 3,401 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
- Rent
- 1,283 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 3,401 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Alternative cities in United States
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How does Kutztown compare?
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Is Kutztown part of Reading?
Kutztown is in the published commuting zone of Reading; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Reading city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source12
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Kutztown?
The unemployment rate is 6.23 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is the air quality good in Kutztown?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.45 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.
How safe is Kutztown?
Police recorded 648.1 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.
How many people live in Kutztown?
The published population is 4,214 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.
How many foreign residents live in Kutztown?
162 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is Kutztown a good place to live?
Kutztown may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Kutztown part of Reading?
Kutztown is in the published commuting zone of Reading; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Kutztown?
Reading, Blandon, Red Lion, Ancient Oaks, Wescosville are near Kutztown. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kutztown, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version faa6da985f9fe9a44a11e52159039e6e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/kutztown/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
- FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2024 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2024.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
- FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- TIGERweb ACS2023 — Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (CBSA, January 1 2023) TIGERweb ACS2023 · tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program www2.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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- Wikidata P1566 (GeoNames ID) exact join -> P625 (coordinate location) wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-11
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