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Wyncote Named 'Best Suburb For Families'
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Abington-area residents that decided to raise a family nearby should be pretty happy.
Wyncote has been ranked 8th among the ”Best Suburbs for Families” in the greater Philadelphia area, according to real estate-listicle website Movato.
Criteria analyzed included the quality of schools, the safety of neighborhood streets, and the ranking of the homes for sale in the area by a Movato real estate expert.
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Movato had the following to say about Wyncote:
Families searching for the perfect home in Wyncote have plenty of options, including modern townhomes, spacious craftsman style homes, lovely Victorians, and sprawling Colonials.
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Enjoy a family picnic by the pond in Robinson Park, or go bird watching at the George Perley Bird Sanctuary. Wyncote residents are also conveniently connected to downtown Philadelphia by SEPTA.
The list was rounded out by the following Montgomery County area suburbs:
- Devon
- Berwyn
- Bryn Mawr
- Fort Washington
- Blue Bell
- Audubon
- Ardmore
- Wyncote
- Plymouth-Meeting
- Oreland
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