Living in West Conshohocken, PA
West Conshohocken is a small town of 1,536 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,536people
$476kTypical home
$2,270/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
223Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,536
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,820 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 11 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$2,999/mo)
- Median rent $2,270/mo
- Median household income $139k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" 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
- Above-average violent crime (495 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (823 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 20% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PHL airport
- 14 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 142 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 573 bars within 25 mi
- 1,196 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 192 museums within 25 mi
- 72 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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