Living in Rosemont, PA
Rosemont is a small town of 3,421 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $644k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,421people
$644kTypical home
$1,747/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
223Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,421
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,167 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $644k (≈$4,059/mo)
- Median rent $1,747/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (327 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,674 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PHL airport
- 12 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 152 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,485 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 570 bars within 25 mi
- 1,192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 191 museums within 25 mi
- 74 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Delaware County: D+24 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