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Horsham is a small city of 16,005 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,005people
$389kTypical home
$1,446/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
18"Snow
223Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,005
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,926 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 12 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,450/mo)
- Median rent $1,446/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (659 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TTN airport
- 22 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 276 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,364 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 559 bars within 25 mi
- 1,165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 191 museums within 25 mi
- 73 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 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