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Bryn Mawr is a big small town of 5,880 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $453k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,880people
$453kTypical home
$2,173/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
223Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,880
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,144 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $453k (≈$2,859/mo)
- Median rent $2,173/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 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 23
- 18% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 41% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PHL airport
- 11 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 433 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 153 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,548 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 570 bars within 25 mi
- 1,210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 192 museums within 25 mi
- 74 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 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