Living in Ivyland, PA
Ivyland is a tiny town of 914 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $529k and rent runs about $2k a month.
914people
$529kTypical home
$2,308/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
20"Snow
223Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 914
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,575 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 14 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $529k (≈$3,336/mo)
- Median rent $2,308/mo
- Median household income $149k
- 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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" 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 (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 46% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to TTN airport
- 25 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 315 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 126 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,352 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 552 bars within 25 mi
- 1,189 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 191 museums within 25 mi
- 75 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Bucks County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk