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Oreland is a big small town of 5,953 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $421k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,953people
$421kTypical home
$1,261/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,953
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,945 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 8 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $421k (≈$2,653/mo)
- Median rent $1,261/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 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 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PHL airport
- 17 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 142 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,496 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 584 bars within 25 mi
- 1,212 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 194 museums within 25 mi
- 78 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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