Living in Upper Dublin, PA
Suburb in Pennsylvania
Upper Dublin is a suburb in Pennsylvania, home to about 27,000 people, with 3.4 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Upper Dublin a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 17 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Safe: violent crime is 0.07× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Highly educated: 70% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 9 research universities are within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
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Key facts
Living in Upper Dublin: common questions
What is the cost of living in Upper Dublin?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $628k, 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 Upper Dublin?
Pennsylvania collects about $1,376 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.66% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Upper Dublin safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.07× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Upper Dublin?
Public schools in Upper Dublin test well above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 13 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Upper Dublin?
Upper Dublin has cold winters: winter days average around 42°F and summer days around 83°F, with roughly 25″ of snow a year.
Does Upper Dublin get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding and cold waves: 11 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.75 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Upper Dublin?
The nearest major airport is PHL, about 20 mi away.
How Upper Dublin scores
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