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Swedesburg is a tiny town of 806 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $2k a month.
806people
$321kTypical home
$1,636/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
22"Snow
223Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 806
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,889 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 12 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,027/mo)
- Median rent $1,636/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 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 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PHL airport
- 17 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 144 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 138 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,349 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 551 bars within 25 mi
- 1,140 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 189 museums within 25 mi
- 72 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.