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East Lansdowne is a small town of 2,712 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,712people
$200kTypical home
$1,626/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,712
- Part of a metro area
- About 13,165 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 8 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,264/mo)
- Median rent $1,626/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 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 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PHL airport
- 5 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 131 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 150 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,585 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 571 bars within 25 mi
- 1,222 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 183 museums within 25 mi
- 79 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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