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Ambler is a big small town of 6,847 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,847people
$377kTypical home
$1,447/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
17"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,847
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,036 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 11 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,379/mo)
- Median rent $1,447/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (683 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to PHL airport
- 20 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 253 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 137 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,372 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 562 bars within 25 mi
- 1,170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 192 museums within 25 mi
- 72 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: D+23 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk