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Lower Merion

A township of 64,174 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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Township in Pennsylvania, US
1682Established
63,633Population
23.9 sq miArea
200 ftElevation

Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Philadelphia Main Line. The township's name originates with the county of Merioneth in north Wales. Merioneth is an English-language transcription of the Welsh Meirionnydd. A number of Main Line suburbs are located in Lower Merion, west of Philadelphia, the sixth largest city in the United States as of 2020. With a population of 63,633, Lower Merion Township is the ninth-most populous municipality in Pennsylvania as of the 2020 U.S. census. The center of Lower Merion Township is located 11.9 miles (19.2 km) northwest of central Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's largest city-county, and parts …

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Safety Grade B-

Lower Merion reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Lower Merion sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Lower Merion 0.4
Pennsylvania 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Lower Merion 14.3
Pennsylvania 13.6
U.S. 15.5
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4better than PA

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Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn Mawr · 2.3 mi · ER
Chespenn Center for Family Health at Upper DarbyUpper Darby · 4.6 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 19035, 19010, 19096 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Lower Merion →

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School Grade A+

The public schools Lower Merion’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 98% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#64Best public schoolsof 764 in PA
DistrictLower Merion SDSchools35

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