Whitemarsh, PA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Whitemarsh Township is a home-rule township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It retains its former classification of "Township" in its official name despite being a home rule municipality. The population was 19,707 at the 2020 census. Whitemarsh is adjacent to the neighborhood of Andorra in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, and is bordered in Montgomery County by Springfield, Upper Dublin, Whitpain, and Plymouth townships, Conshohocken, and the Schuylkill River, which separates it from Lower Merion Township. Communities in Whitemarsh Township include Barren Hill, Lafayette Hill, part of Miquon, which straddles Whitemarsh and Springfield townships, Spring Mill, part o…

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How Whitemarsh ranks

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#12Best schools in PA #46Most educated in PA #53Highest income in PA All PA rankings →

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Safety in Whitemarsh

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Safety Grade A-

Whitemarsh reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Whitemarsh sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Whitemarsh 0.6

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Whitemarsh 5.8

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Whitemarsh

Compared with Pennsylvania

2better than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.

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What stands out

6.9%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · better 75.2%More adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · better

Care nearby

Temple Health - Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia · 2.4 mi · ER

Covenant House Medical CenterPhiladelphia · 4.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 19444, 19034, 19462 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Whitemarsh →

Schools in Whitemarsh

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The public schools Whitemarsh’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#12Best public schoolsof 764 in PA

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Colonial El Sch AElementary · Grades 4–5 · 857 students Whitemarsh El Sch A+Elementary · Grades K–3 · 511 students St. Philip NeriElementary · Grades PK–8 · 518 students The Miquon SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 155 students Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens HouseElementary · Grades PK–K · 33 students Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens HouseElementary · Grades K · 6 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.