Bryn MawrPA
With 5,880 residents, this town was settled in 1871.
Is Bryn Mawr a good place to live?
62% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bryn Mawr, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only one of the 315 Pennsylvania towns we compare has a higher midpoint home value than Bryn Mawr. We don’t grade Bryn Mawr yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Bryn Mawr stand out
Where Bryn Mawr beats most towns.
Bryn Mawr has grown 56% from 2010 to 2020
3,779 counted in 2010 and 5,879 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
USS New Jersey and 178 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bryn Mawr. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw8 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw10 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw10 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to Bryn Mawr: who provides what
Bryn Mawr is unincorporated, so Delaware County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bryn Mawr.
Homes in Bryn Mawr are worth about $921K, by Zillow’s estimate
Home values are up 7% over the year to September 2026. The going rate for rent for Bryn Mawr comes to $2,173 a month. The share of households in Bryn Mawr who live in a home they own: 46%.
| Bryn Mawr | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,173 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 46% | 78% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Bryn Mawr has 3.8 jobs for every working resident, and 8,055 people commute in
Just 4% of Bryn Mawr’s working residents have a job in town. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 23%. Employers in Bryn Mawr added 596 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 8,147. Also worth knowing: its middle household income stands at $93,000.
| Bryn Mawr | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 23% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a very low hazard risk in Bryn Mawr: inland flooding
Bryn Mawr’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 7 of 100. 55% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 13%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bryn Mawr: four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 24°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Bryn Mawr report frequent physical distress than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
In Bryn Mawr, 17% of adults get no exercise outside work. The town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 15 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 3. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Bryn Mawr.
| Bryn Mawr | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 6.9% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Bryn Mawr | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.1% | 7.7% |
| Fewer smokers | 8.8% | 15.8% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 18.6% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Bryn Mawr | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Polo Field | — | 15 |
| 2. Preston Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Warner Avenue Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bryn Mawr
Colleges nearby
47 within 15 miles of the center of Bryn Mawr
College town 44 of every 100 Bryn Mawr residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Every workday, about 8,055 people come to Bryn Mawr for work
Where Bryn Mawr’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Bryn Mawr’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Bryn Mawr.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rosemont | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Merion Township | #204 | A | D− | B− | A+ | A+ |
| Haverford Township | #71 | A+ | D | B+ | A+ | A+ |
Bryn Mawr and Rosemont aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bryn Mawr with a neighbor →
Questions about Bryn Mawr
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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