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Jenkintown is a small town of 4,727 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $398k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,727people
$398kTypical home
$1,418/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,727
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,067 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $398k (≈$2,510/mo)
- Median rent $1,418/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 15" 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
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k)
- Low property crime (918 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PHL airport
- 17 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 145 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,475 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 584 bars within 25 mi
- 1,220 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 192 museums within 25 mi
- 78 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 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