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Blue Bell is a big small town of 6,424 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $614k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,424people
$614kTypical home
$3,348/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
18"Snow
223Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,424
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,192 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 12 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $614k (≈$3,872/mo)
- Median rent $3,348/mo
- Median household income $172k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 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 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PHL airport
- 19 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 377 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,394 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 569 bars within 25 mi
- 1,165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 188 museums within 25 mi
- 72 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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