Living in Cheltenham Village, PA
Cheltenham Village is a small town of 2,112 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 4 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,112people
$296kTypical home
$1,503/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,112
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,557 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,864/mo)
- Median rent $1,503/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 2.2% 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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (333 per 100k)
- High property crime (8,494 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 35% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to PHL airport
- 15 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 174 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 140 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,524 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 589 bars within 25 mi
- 1,251 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 191 museums within 25 mi
- 81 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.