Living in Maple Glen, PA
Maple Glen is a big small town of 6,643 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 $571k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,643people
$571kTypical home
$2,201/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
18"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,643
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,130 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 12 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $571k (≈$3,600/mo)
- Median rent $2,201/mo
- Median household income $181k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 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 (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (695 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to TTN airport
- 21 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 387 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,311 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 562 bars within 25 mi
- 1,148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 191 museums within 25 mi
- 72 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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