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Parkside is a small town of 2,321 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,321people
$213kTypical home
$1,158/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
19"Snow
238Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,321
- Part of a metro area
- About 11,267 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 16 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,341/mo)
- Median rent $1,158/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" 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
- Above-average violent crime (496 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,072 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PHL airport
- 7 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 115 ft
- Right on the coast
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 134 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,220 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 551 bars within 25 mi
- 1,081 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 184 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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