King of Prussia, PA 184 Apartments for Rent

King of Prussia wasn't actually named after any royalty in Prussia. Instead, it was** **named after the King of Prussia Inn, a local tavern in the 18th century...which was named after Prussian royalty.

King of Prussia, PA was named after a bar. That’s right – the entire town is based around a local tavern, which was built by Welsh Quakers in 1719. The Tavern had an inn as well, and George Washington once stayed there in 1777.  The inn was eventually forced to move when Route 202 was built, however, the inn was preserved and eventually relocated and reopened in 2002. King of Prussia is maybe the most bustling suburb of nearby big city Pennsylvania. It was once described as adhering to the “edge city” phenomenon – that the heart of the development in a metropolitan area is not at the center of the city but in a suburb – in this case, not downtown Philly buy King of Prussia.

Moving to King of Prussia

Want to move to the Philadelphia area? King of Prussa might just be the right place to settle down. There is a good mix of a rentals and ownable properties in King of Prussia, so whether you’re looking of an apartment to rent or a home to buy, you’re going to be able to find it here. If you want to rent a studio apartment, you should expect to pay about a fairly Penn-standard rate per month in King of Prussia. If you want multiple bedrooms, expect to pay a lot more. King of Prussia is a good place to move whether you have a family or are single; only a quarter of houses here have kids, so you won’t feel left out if you’re not ready for that white picket fence.

Living in King of Prussia

The largest shopping mall in the entire U.S. is in King of Prussia – The Court and the Plaza, which are connected to each other by a short covered crosswalk. Because of the mall traffic, King of Prussia has developed rapidly into an urban commercial center, with hotels, skyscrapers, strip malls, and more. If you like to  gamble, you can do it at the Valley Forge Casino, and the Gulph Mills Tennis Club is considered one of the best places for a match in the entire region.