The Lehigh Valley (Northampton and Lehigh counties) consists of approximately 70 municipalities. Each county contains a major city (Allentown, Easton, and Bethlehem - in the middle of both counties) and then stretches out to encompass suburban areas such as Bethlehem Township, Palmer Township, Nazareth, Macungie, Emmaus, Whitehall and then more rural areas such as Walnutport, Lehigh Township and Upper and Lower Saucon Valley.

With such a large area in mind, a major concern may be how safe is the neighborhood?

When you finally decide on a house, on-line police reports are great but the best source for criminal statistics is to call the local police department. Local Police Department phone numbers are available on the municipality pages.