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Bryn Athyn is a small town of 1,143 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $678k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,143people
$678kTypical home
$1,571/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
18"Snow
223Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,143
- Part of a metro area
- About 592 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $678k (≈$4,276/mo)
- Median rent $1,571/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (509 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TTN airport
- 21 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 207 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 141 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,439 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 564 bars within 25 mi
- 1,220 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 188 museums within 25 mi
- 78 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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