Living in Wyncote, PA
Wyncote is a small town of 3,389 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $470k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,389people
$470kTypical home
$1,434/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,389
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,128 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $470k (≈$2,964/mo)
- Median rent $1,434/mo
- Median household income $149k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 45
- 36% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PHL airport
- 16 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 325 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 146 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,486 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 584 bars within 25 mi
- 1,223 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 190 museums within 25 mi
- 77 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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