Living in Spring Mount, PA
Spring Mount is a small town of 2,288 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 miles from Allentown, PA and 25 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,288people
$263kTypical home
$1,770/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,288
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,200 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 22 mi to Allentown, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,657/mo)
- Median rent $1,770/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 16" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 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 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ABE airport
- 30 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 256 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- Ski area in town
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,906 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 231 bars within 25 mi
- 603 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 118 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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