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Willow Grove is a big small town of 14,131 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $357k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,131people
$357kTypical home
$1,765/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
18"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,131
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,557 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $357k (≈$2,253/mo)
- Median rent $1,765/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 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
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TTN airport
- 20 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 331 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,457 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 574 bars within 25 mi
- 1,210 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 193 museums within 25 mi
- 78 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 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