Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Delmont's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A, 183rd of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 98% of U.S. towns and its schools rank ahead of 85% of Pennsylvania towns. Delmont’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Delmont has 1 place on the National Register.
Where Delmont beats most towns.
Salem Crossroads Historic DistrictWhere Delmont’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 Delmont is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 299 in 1850, a low of 299 in 1850, 2,596 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delmont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
15 mi Theme parkKennywood
23 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
23 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
22 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delmont, 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 Delmont.
Delmont pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Pennsylvania norm, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has seen reported crime fall by about half.
Reported crimes fell from 6 to 0 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2024, 0 per 1,000 residents.
Delmont’s property crime rate is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Delmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Delmont.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 7,952 U.S. towns with household incomes like Delmont’s, it is healthier than 97%, so its A− isn’t only a matter of income.
Delmont beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 15% of Delmont adults report frequent mental distress.
| Delmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Delmont | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.9% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Delmont for work: only 3% work in town. The median household income in Delmont is $57,000. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (17%), Murrysville (9%) and Hempfield Township (6%).
| Delmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Delmont has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 27% of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (21% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Delmont.
| Delmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 49 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Delmont | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Delmont grades A overall with a typical home of about $260K, below the Pennsylvania typical value; only 34 of the 112 Pennsylvania towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Delmont home is worth about $260,000, about the same as a year ago, 10% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Delmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $821 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Delmont | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Newhouse Park | 0.5 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
7 within 15 miles of the center of Delmont
About 5 of every 100 Delmont residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Delmont is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The population was 2,592 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Delmont.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delmont | #183 | A | C+ | A+ | A | A− |
| Murrysville | #41 | A+ | C− | A+ | A+ | A |
| Salem Township | #166 | A | A | — | B− | B |
Salem Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Delmont with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Delmont grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #183 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, A+ for safety and A for schools.
That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($75,762 across the Pittsburgh, PA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including William M. Berlin and Joe Trees.
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