Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,703, settled in 1911.
East Lansdowne grades D overall, 1001st among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, mostly because of health and schools. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. Its schools rank behind 85% of the state's. What it does well: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 98% of U.S. towns. East Lansdowne’s property crime rate is 41.1 per 1,000 residents, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 6.7 and U.S. towns at 11.5.
Where East Lansdowne beats most towns.
Where East Lansdowne’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 East Lansdowne is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for health (better than 12%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,561 in 1920, 2,714 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1894 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Lansdowne. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw5 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw6 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
5 mi MuseumAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel UniversityUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: See below, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Lansdowne, 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 East Lansdowne.
East Lansdowne has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has commutes longer than most of Pennsylvania.
51% of adults sleep under 7 hours in East Lansdowne. Only 6 of the 1,035 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than East Lansdowne. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in East Lansdowne.
| East Lansdowne | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Lansdowne | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 8.8% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.6% | 18.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.4% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision Academy CSLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 547 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Lansdowne.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 1,156 working residents takes 34.4 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave East Lansdowne for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in East Lansdowne is 34 minutes. Since 2013, East Lansdowne has added 103 jobs, to 355 in 2023.
| East Lansdowne | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 2.4 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home (about $222K) costs less against local pay than in 83% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. Values fell 4.8% in the past year while the Pennsylvania typical home rose 2.2%.
The typical East Lansdowne home is worth about $222,000, 23% below the Pennsylvania typical home. East Lansdowne’s median rent is $1,626 a month.
| East Lansdowne | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,626 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
East Lansdowne has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
East Lansdowne's reported crime rate is well above Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 17 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
41 within 15 miles of the center of East Lansdowne
About 5 of every 100 East Lansdowne residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
East Lansdowne is a borough in Delaware County Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,714 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
East Lansdowne grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #1001 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades D for health and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 2.4 years of the area's median household income ($91,289 across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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−.
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