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Marcus Hook is a small town of 2,102 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,102people
$134kTypical home
$1,075/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
238Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,102
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,897 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$846/mo)
- Median rent $1,075/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (370 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,443 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PHL airport
- 10 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 117 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,978 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 506 bars within 25 mi
- 981 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 177 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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