Flourtown and Fort Washington, which are partially in Whitemarsh Township, were included in the 10 Best Philadelphia Suburbs recently published by real estate website Movoto.com. The criteria to generate the list were amenities per capita, standard of living (cost of living, median home price, median rent, median household income, and student to teacher ratio), total crimes, violent crimes, weather (lower average summer temperature and better air quality score), high school graduation rate, price of gas and average commute time.
Here is the complete top 10:
1. Devon, PA
2. Blue Bell, PA
3. Wyncote, PA
4. Bryn Mawr, PA
5. Flourtown, PA
6. Berwyn, PA
7. Swarthmore, PA (tie)
7. Haddonfield, NJ (tie)
9. Narberth, PA
10. Fort Washington, PA