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Bala Cynwyd is a big small town of 10,227 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $640k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,227people
$640kTypical home
$1,886/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
223Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,227
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,468 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $640k (≈$4,038/mo)
- Median rent $1,886/mo
- Median household income $150k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (695 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PHL airport
- 10 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 262 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 152 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,581 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 584 bars within 25 mi
- 1,255 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 191 museums within 25 mi
- 80 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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