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25,857people live here $117,912median household income▲ 46% above US $2,077median rent per month▲ 47% above US $436,200median home value▲ 31% above US

King of Prussia is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, PA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in King of Prussia

King of Prussia is an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. King of Prussia deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, cold winters, and above-average rainfall.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Cold winters
Above-average rainfall

How King of Prussia compares

Median household income

King of Prussia$117,912

Pennsylvania avg$77,971

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

King of Prussia$2,077

Pennsylvania avg$1,209

US$1,413

Median home value

King of Prussia$436,200

Pennsylvania avg$254,500

US$332,700

What it takes to move to King of Prussia

Based on King of Prussia's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,154

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $83,080 a year
39% of King of Prussia renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$87,240

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $43,620
Homes cost 3.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 47% above US

$2,077/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,077 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices run above average, with a median around $436,200. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $436,200 · 39% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.5% county unemployment

Unemployment in Montgomery County is 3.5%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Montgomery County (county-wide)

Safety

40 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

King of Prussia doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Upper Merion Township Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 2582/100k · Policed by Upper Merion Township Police Department (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

24 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.3 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 30% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

62%

Work from home

30%

Carpool

4.6%

Public transit

1.5%

Walk

1.4%

Other

0.6%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 86°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 25°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 83% above US

66% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

7 public schools inside the boundary

There are 7 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Valley Forge National Historical Park (3 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

King of Prussia's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,077/mo) equals 21% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (30% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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