The area boasts a wide range of housing, from apartments to mansions. In the spring, the exuberance of blossoming dogwoods, cherry trees, azaleas and rhododendrons is truly breathtaking. Nearby Valley Green offers beautiful scenery, walking and bicycling paths, and solitude, moments from the hustle and bustle. Mt. Airy, with a population of more than 40,000 people, has gained national distinction for its richly diverse population. A comfortable and welcoming place to live, it is home to people of many racial and ethnic backgrounds, economic levels, occupations, family life-styles and age groups.
Community is a way of life here.
While people throughout the country seem to be increasingly isolated from each other, in Mt. Airy neighbors exchange keys, share garden produce and help each other in times of need. Annual block parties and Town Watch organizations help to introduce newcomers and cement friendships. Every May, thousands gather to celebrate the neigborhood at Mt. Airy Day. Formal structures, such as the Chestnut Hill Community Association , East and West Mt. Airy Neighbors , and the Northwest Interfaith Movement publish local newspapers, hold open forums, sponsor art festivals, concerts and historical remembrances, and tend to traffic, zoning and quality of life issues. The interests of the business community are addressed through the Mt. Airy Business Association and the community development organization, Mt. Airy, USA , both of which work cooperatively with the community.