Blue Bell : Pennsylvania

Blue Bell, a wealthy town in Montgomery County and suburb of Philadelphia,  was originally known as Pigeontown, Pennsylvania, after the large flocks of the now-extinct passenger pigeons that once gathered there. The town was renamed in 1840 after the historically prominent Blue Bell Inn. The median HH income is about $120,000. Picture of Whitpain Public School listed on the National Register of Historic Places courtesy of Wikipedia and Shuvaev; picture of Unisys HQ courtesy of Wikipedia and Prayukth.

According to Zillow, the Home Value was $415,500 in mid-2016.  There are active adult communities in the area; see link at right and also look under Philadelphia.

High cost of living; It does snow in Blue Bell during the winter months; Blue Bell is not considered a walkable community.

Those who would like a small town with a low crime rate, yet close enough to a large city (Philadelphia), for all the cultural events and activities.

Blue Bell's average January's temperature is 30 degrees with the average July temperature being about 77 degrees.  The town receives around 22 inches of snow each winter.

For great restaurants and the cultural scene, Philadelphia is only about 20 miles away.