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Drexel Hill is a small city of 30,451 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $1k a month.
30,451people
$266kTypical home
$1,357/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,451
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,522 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,680/mo)
- Median rent $1,357/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 17" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (327 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,674 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PHL airport
- 6 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 151 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,514 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 563 bars within 25 mi
- 1,179 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 192 museums within 25 mi
- 73 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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