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Schwenksville is a small town of 1,385 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 23 miles from Allentown, PA and 25 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,385people
$253kTypical home
$1,173/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
223Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,385
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,463 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 23 mi to Allentown, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,595/mo)
- Median rent $1,173/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 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 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ABE airport
- 29 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 210 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- Ski area in town
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 123 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,921 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 255 bars within 25 mi
- 604 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 116 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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