SwedelandPA
A town of 1,630, settled in 1871.
Is Swedeland a good place to live?
Swedeland’s rent at the middle of the market is $2,132 a month, above both Pennsylvania’s towns ($1,115 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). We don’t grade Swedeland yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Swedeland stand out
Where Swedeland beats most towns.
Every workday, about 9,916 people come to Swedeland for work
Where Swedeland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
USS New Jersey and 194 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Swedeland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw10 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw12 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw14 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to Swedeland: who provides what
Swedeland 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Swedeland.
Swedeland has 11.5 jobs for every working resident, and 9,916 people commute in
3% of Swedeland working residents work locally, below both the Pennsylvania town median (6.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Swedeland has added 1,854 jobs, to 9,942 in 2023. Its typical household income stands at $116,000. The top destinations are Philadelphia (19%), Upper Merion Township (13%) and Lower Merion Township (6%).
| Swedeland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $116,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a very low hazard risk in Swedeland: inland flooding
14 flood insurance claims have been paid in Swedeland since 1979. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 91% of U.S. communities. 68% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 7%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical July afternoon in Swedeland is hotter than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Summers in Swedeland are warm, and winters chilly, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Swedeland stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have high blood pressure
Just over a fifth of Swedeland adults binge drink. CDC measures, 26 in all: Swedeland beats Pennsylvania on 15 and trails on 3. Only 9 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Swedeland.
| Swedeland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.7% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Swedeland | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.3% | 7.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.5% | 7.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 22% | 18.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Swedeland, 1.2% of the land is conserved
Walkers can cover 1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Swedeland’s concentration of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 8 acres in all.
| Swedeland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Swedeland Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Swedeland sells for about $413K
82% of households are owner-occupiers in Swedeland.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Swedeland
Colleges nearby
46 within 15 miles of the center of Swedeland
About 2 of every 100 Swedeland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Swedeland’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Swedeland.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedeland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Merion Township | #534 | B | D | C− | A− | A+ |
| King of Prussia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plymouth Township | #454 | B+ | C− | D | A+ | A |
| West Conshohocken | — | — | C− | C | A− | A+ |
West Conshohocken has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Swedeland and King of Prussia aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Swedeland with a neighbor →
Questions about Swedeland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Swedeland, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Swedeland yet; the figures below are still real.