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30,451people live here $88,168median household incomeNear US average $1,357median rent per monthNear US average $266,400median home value▼ 20% below US

Drexel Hill is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, PA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Drexel Hill

Drexel Hill is an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania with home prices that remain within reach, a highly educated workforce, a growing population, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Drexel Hill deals with commute times longer than most cities and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.

The good

Affordable home prices
Highly educated workforce
Growing population
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns

How Drexel Hill compares

Median household income

Drexel Hill$88,168

Pennsylvania avg$77,971

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Drexel Hill$1,357

Pennsylvania avg$1,209

US$1,413

Median home value

Drexel Hill$266,400

Pennsylvania avg$254,500

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Drexel Hill

Based on Drexel Hill's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,714

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $54,280 a year
46% of Drexel Hill renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$53,280

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $26,640
Homes cost 3.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,357/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,357 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $266,400. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $266,400 · 46% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.2% county unemployment

Unemployment in Delaware County is 4.2%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Delaware County (county-wide)

Safety

231 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Drexel Hill doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Upper Darby Township Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 3212/100k · Policed by Upper Darby Township Police Department (township-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 19% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 30.9 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 7% take public transit; 18% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

66%

Work from home

18%

Public transit

7.0%

Carpool

6.4%

Other

1.8%

Walk

1.3%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 86°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 28°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 28% above US

46% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 46% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary and 5 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site (8 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Drexel Hill's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are commute times longer than most cities and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,357/mo) equals 18% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (18% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals.

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