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Norristown is a small city of 35,893 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
35,893people
$214kTypical home
$1,422/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
24"Snow
223Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,893
- Part of a metro area
- About 10,211 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,349/mo)
- Median rent $1,422/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°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
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (465 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,737 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PHL airport
- 18 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 125 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 132 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,318 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 554 bars within 25 mi
- 1,132 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 188 museums within 25 mi
- 70 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% 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
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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