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Telford is a small town of 4,829 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Allentown, PA and 24 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,829people
$320kTypical home
$1,312/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
223Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,829
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,795 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Allentown, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,020/mo)
- Median rent $1,312/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (471 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ABE airport
- 32 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 446 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 117 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,073 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 260 bars within 25 mi
- 664 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 118 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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