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Merion Station is a big small town of 5,788 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $887k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,788people
$887kTypical home
$2,461/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
223Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,788
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,355 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $887k (≈$5,591/mo)
- Median rent $2,461/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 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
- 46% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 82% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PHL airport
- 9 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 302 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 156 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,607 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 580 bars within 25 mi
- 1,253 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 193 museums within 25 mi
- 79 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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