Living in Drexel Hill, PA
Suburb in Pennsylvania
Drexel Hill is a suburb in Pennsylvania, home to about 30,000 people, with 3.5 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, you can walk or take transit almost everywhere. Life moves at a very fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Drexel Hill a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 15 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Lots of culture: museums, zoos and attractions nearby
- Great outdoors: plenty of parks
- Easy flying: PHL is 6 mi away
👎 Cons
- Weaker public schools: test results below the US average
- Higher taxes: about $1,376 state income tax per resident, 2.85% property tax
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Key facts
Living in Drexel Hill: common questions
What is the cost of living in Drexel Hill?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $276k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,170 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 103, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Drexel Hill?
Pennsylvania collects about $1,376 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 2.85% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Drexel Hill safe?
Drexel Hill isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Drexel Hill?
Public schools in Drexel Hill test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 15 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Drexel Hill?
Drexel Hill has cold winters: winter days average around 44°F and summer days around 86°F, with roughly 23″ of snow a year.
Does Drexel Hill get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding, earthquakes and heat waves: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.5 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Drexel Hill?
The nearest major airport is PHL, about 6 mi away.
How Drexel Hill scores
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