Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Collingdale earns a D, 1000th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, mostly because of health and schools. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its public schools trail 91% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. What it does well: it is among the most walkable places in the country. On safety, just 58 of Pennsylvania’s 634 towns do worse. Collingdale's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 93% of U.S. towns. Only 164 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on hazard risk.
Where Collingdale beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Collingdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Collingdale is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for health (better than 8%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 603 in 1900, 8,908 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Collingdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw8 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw7 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw7 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
5 mi Park & preserveSchuylkill RiverLincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Schuylkill River: Emy111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Collingdale, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Collingdale.
Collingdale has milder winter nights than almost anywhere else in Pennsylvania, has homes that are cheap against local pay and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
50% of Collingdale adults sleep under 7 hours, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (38%) and U.S. towns (36%). 23% of Collingdale adults smoke cigarettes. Collingdale beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Collingdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Collingdale | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 8.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 10% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Southeast Delco SD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 715 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 40 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Collingdale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 33.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 90% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
Collingdale’s property crime rate is 19.1 per 1,000 residents, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 5.7 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Collingdale’s violent crime rate is 3.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Collingdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19.1 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here grew from 1,237 in 2013 to 2,123.
Most working residents leave Collingdale for work: only 2% work in town. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Collingdale. Since 2013, Collingdale has added 886 jobs, to 2,123 in 2023.
| Collingdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 2.2 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home (about $200K) costs less against local pay than in 87% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living. Values fell 2.7% in the past year while the Pennsylvania typical home rose 2.2%.
The typical Collingdale home is worth about $200,000, 30% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Collingdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,090 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 26.2°, the #2 highest of 3,547 Pennsylvania places with climate records; July afternoons average 87.5°.
Collingdale has chilly winters and warm summers. Among 1,037 Pennsylvania towns, just 3 have a higher January low than Collingdale. The July high in Collingdale is 88°F.
| Collingdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 88°F | 85°F | 85°F |
| January low | 26°F | 21°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Collingdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Collingdale Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
40 within 15 miles of the center of Collingdale
About 6 of every 100 Collingdale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Collingdale is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,908 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Collingdale.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingdale | #1000 | D | B | C− | D | D |
| Darby · Darby Township | #1032 | D− | B− | D | C− | D− |
| Aldan | #764 | C+ | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Sharon Hill | #1015 | D | C+ | C | D | D |
Darby Township and Darby are one community, graded once. Compare Collingdale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Collingdale grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #1000 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades D for health, C− for safety and D for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 2.2 years of the area's median household income ($91,289 across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area).
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