What it's like to live in Yeadon
Yeadon is a small city in Pennsylvania with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, and crime rates well below the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Yeadon deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and larger class sizes than the national average.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Low crime rates
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Above-average commute times
- Air quality concerns
- High student-teacher ratio
- High rent burden for renters
How Yeadon compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Yeadon
Based on Yeadon's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,426
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $48,520 a year
- 54% of Yeadon renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$36,560
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $18,280
- Homes cost 3.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 14% below US
$1,213/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,213 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $182,800. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $182,800 · 54% 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▼ 40% below US
219 violent crimes per 100k
Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.
Property crime 1883/100k · Yeadon Police Department · 2024 data
Getting around▲ 22% above US
32 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 31.6 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; 9% take public transit; 18% work from home.
How workers get to work
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
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 31% below US
25% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 25%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site (6 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Yeadon's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,213/mo) equals 29% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget, anyone prioritizing low crime, and remote workers (18% of workers here already work from home).
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