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Darby is a big small town of 10,687 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,687people
$118kTypical home
$1,308/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,687
- Part of a metro area
- About 12,692 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 9 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$743/mo)
- Median rent $1,308/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (253 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,920 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 25% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PHL airport
- 4 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 92 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 143 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,500 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 567 bars within 25 mi
- 1,183 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 190 museums within 25 mi
- 79 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: D+24 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk