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Woodlyn is a big small town of 9,736 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,736people
$230kTypical home
$1,196/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,736
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,816 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 14 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,453/mo)
- Median rent $1,196/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" 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
- About average violent crime (327 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,674 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PHL airport
- 5 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 85 ft
- Right on the coast
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 137 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,437 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 562 bars within 25 mi
- 1,150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 186 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 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