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Rockledge is a small town of 2,634 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 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 $324k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,634people
$324kTypical home
$1,111/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,634
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,724 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $324k (≈$2,045/mo)
- Median rent $1,111/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 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 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PHL airport
- 17 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 220 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 140 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,577 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 585 bars within 25 mi
- 1,263 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 189 museums within 25 mi
- 78 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 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