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Yardley is a small town of 2,609 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 4 miles from Trenton, NJ and 22 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $480k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,609people
$480kTypical home
$1,404/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,609
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,793 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $480k (≈$3,029/mo)
- Median rent $1,404/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (426 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to TTN airport
- 33 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,019 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 275 bars within 25 mi
- 725 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 88 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bucks County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk