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Collegeville is a big small town of 5,247 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $443k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,247people
$443kTypical home
$1,437/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
14"Snow
223Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,247
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,338 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 21 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $443k (≈$2,794/mo)
- Median rent $1,437/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (46 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (541 per 100k)
People
- Median age 24
- 21% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 36% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PHL airport
- 25 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 180 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 123 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,791 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 494 bars within 25 mi
- 926 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 180 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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