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Philadelphia is a big city of 1,579,706 people in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Philadelphia, PA area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,579,706people
$243kTypical home
$1,397/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 1,579,706
- Part of a metro area
- About 11,760 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Philadelphia, PA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,533/mo)
- Median rent $1,397/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 16" 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
- High violent crime (823 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,307 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 24% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PHL airport
- 11 mi to PHL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 108 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 141 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,490 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 588 bars within 25 mi
- 1,243 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 185 museums within 25 mi
- 81 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% 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
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Philadelphia County: D+59 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk