Norristown
- Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
Suburb
Norristown
- grade C+Overall Grade
- Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
- Rating 3.17 out of 5 88 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade C
- Crime & Safetygrade C minus
- Housinggrade C minus
- Nightlifegrade A minus
- Good for Familiesgrade C+
- Diversitygrade A+
- Jobsgrade C+
- Weathergrade C+
- Cost of Livinggrade C+
- Health & Fitnessgrade B minus
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A minus
- Commutegrade A minus
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$188,100
National
$281,900Median Rent
$1,264
National
$1,268Area Feel
Urban Suburban Mix
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Norristown Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C minus
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault225.7national 282.7
- Murder25.1national 6.1
- Rape16.7national 40.7
- Robbery183.9national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary192.3national 500.1
- Theft1,320.8national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft498.8national 284
Residents
Working in Norristown
Jobs
grade C+
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$59,068
National
$75,149Top Public Schools Serving Norristown
- grade A+
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School
- Rating 4.01 out of 5 379 reviews
- grade A
Plymouth Elementary School
- Rating 5 out of 5 1 review
- grade A
Upper Merion High School
- Rating 3.78 out of 5 354 reviews
- grade A
Upper Merion Middle School
- Rating 3.45 out of 5 11 reviews
- grade A minus
Gulph Elementary School
- Rating 3 out of 5 1 review
Top Private Schools Near Norristown
- grade A+
The Baldwin School
- Rating 4.44 out of 5 94 reviews
- grade A+
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
- Rating 4.29 out of 5 55 reviews
- grade A+
The Shipley School
- Rating 4.49 out of 5 99 reviews
- grade A+
Germantown Academy
- Rating 4.44 out of 5 93 reviews
- grade A+
The Agnes Irwin School
- Rating 4.47 out of 5 178 reviews
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Norristown Reviews
Rating 3.17 out of 5 88 reviews
The more downtown Norristown you go, the worse it get. It is like a city. You have people running around the streets in the middle of the night, you have people that have dreams of doing great things yet they don't change to do it. I can recall some of my friends doing that. Thankfully, I live in a better part of Norristown so I don't see that side. Where I live is a great area, fields and trees, with a great school.
We have decent places to shop very close by. For example two malls and a couple town centers. They are really convenient to have so close.
However it can get pretty congested at times and with crime rates rising in the area it can sometimes leave people feeling unsafe.
Also some areas are not helped as much the more you travel into Norristown, which I think we should fix to help improve the overall quality of life.
However it can get pretty congested at times and with crime rates rising in the area it can sometimes leave people feeling unsafe.
Also some areas are not helped as much the more you travel into Norristown, which I think we should fix to help improve the overall quality of life.
Lived here my whole life. I love the sense of diversity. Great sense of family life, tight community where everyone knows each other.