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Settled in 1878, this town now has 6,271 residents.
Fort Washington’s typical household income is $166,000, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Only 3 of the 315 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher typical home value than Fort Washington. The biggest park or preserve is Mondauk Manor Park, at 44 acres. We don’t grade Fort Washington yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Fort Washington beats most towns.
Census counts: 3,699 in 1990, 5,910 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1989 and 6 maps from 1893 on.
Where Fort Washington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Ordered by what stands out in Fort Washington.
Values rose 2.2% in the 12 months to September 2026. On the market in Fort Washington: a median 11 days to sell. In Fort Washington, just over two thirds of sales closed above the list price.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Among residents in Fort Washington, 3.5% live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave Fort Washington to do it: just 4% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (24%), Upper Dublin Township (7%) and Horsham Township (3%). Employers in Fort Washington added 1,118 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 13,273.
| Fort Washington | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 33% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA hazard score in Fort Washington is 23 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 96 claims locally since 1978. 69% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 7%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Fort Washington, the typical July afternoon high is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fort Washington does better than the Pennsylvania average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 1. The share of adults in Fort Washington who have obesity: 29%. In Fort Washington, one in ten adults report frequent physical distress, and 17% get no exercise outside work.
| Fort Washington | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 24% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fort Washington | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 10.6% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In 4 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.9 miles of trail. Fort Washington’s density of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Fort Washington | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mondauk Manor Park | 0.2 mi | 44 |
| 2. Camphill & Highland Athletic Complex | 0.1 mi | 15 |
| 3. Mondauk Waters/Wentz Pond | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Washington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw14 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw12 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw13 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearLynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Fort Washington is unincorporated, so Montgomery 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.
44 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Washington
About 5 of every 100 Fort Washington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Fort Washington is a census-designated place and suburb of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The CDP, as of 2020, is entirely in Upper Dublin Township. The population was 5,446 at the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Fort Washington.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Dublin Township | #25 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Ambler | #100 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A− |
| Whitemarsh Township | #85 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Springfield Township | #65 | A+ | C− | A− | A | A |
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