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Media is a big small town of 5,870 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 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 $468k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,870people
$468kTypical home
$1,411/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,870
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,693 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $468k (≈$2,950/mo)
- Median rent $1,411/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 17" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 45
- 17% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PHL airport
- 8 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 318 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 139 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,365 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 560 bars within 25 mi
- 1,121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 188 museums within 25 mi
- 72 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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