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Radnor Township’s overall grade is A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 84th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Where it does best is schools (A+). Health is a strength too: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 98% of the country. What counts against it is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $834K, 9.1 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Its National Register listings include Glenays and Saturday Club. Three quarters of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more locally, above both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 12 places on the National Register.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Radnor Township beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1686, comes before those of 95% of the Pennsylvania towns we grade with a known year. Its 12 National Register listings are more than in 96% of Pennsylvania towns with a listing.
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 7 maps from 1894 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Radnor Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Radnor Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw11 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw13 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw13 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Radnor Township, 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 Radnor Township.
Radnor Township is shaped by its college students, has schools in the top 5% of Pennsylvania and draws workers from Philadelphia and beyond.
Its A+ ranks #1 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $834K.
The public schools here belong to Radnor Township SD. Three of the 19 schools are below, and why each made the list. 3 public schools serve Radnor Township, with 1,617 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radnor MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 808 | A |
| Radnor SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,146 | A+ |
| Radnor El SchTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 554 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 6.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
For adults in Radnor Township, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 11%. Among 1,035 Pennsylvania towns, just one has a lower share of adults who have obesity than Radnor Township. Also worth knowing: on the CDC’s 26 measures, Radnor Township is ahead of Pennsylvania on 18 and behind on 1.
| Radnor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Radnor Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 8.2% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75.2% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest place to walk is Skunk Hollow, 94 acres with 3.2 miles of trail. Count the trails in 31 parks and preserves and they come to 15 miles. The concentration of trails for Radnor Township comes to 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Skunk Hollow | 3.2 mi | 94 |
| 2. Ithan Valley Park | 1 mi | 24 |
| 3. Dittmar Park | 0.6 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
21,577 jobs are based in Radnor Township, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 27.6% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
The top destinations are Philadelphia (25%), Lower Merion Township (6%) and Tredyffrin Township (6%). Only 11% of working residents stay in Radnor Township for work; the rest commute out. Its typical household income is $164,000. Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles.
| Radnor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $164,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 28% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
103 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 19 properties have flooded more than once.
For Radnor Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 7 of 100. 103 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1979. FEMA puts 58% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to heat waves. One declared disaster, in 2004, has brought federal aid to Radnor Township households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 367 to 162 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 24 reported in 2024, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Radnor Township is 5 per 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Radnor Township sits closer to the middle.
| Radnor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 5 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 8 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 9.1 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in any other Pennsylvania town; that ratio is one input to that grade.
Radnor Township’s going rate for rent stands at $1,927 a month. The median sale price was $1,000,000 in May 2026. In Radnor Township, nearly two thirds of households are owner-occupiers.
| Radnor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,927 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
47 within 15 miles of the center of Radnor Township
College town 29 of every 100 Radnor Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 colleges in town.
12 places in Radnor Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Radnor Township.
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Radnor is a community which straddles Montgomery and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately 13 miles west of Philadelphia, in the Main Line suburbs. The community was named after Radnor, in Wales. Radnor is home to Cabrini University and a large office complex by the train station. The southern portion, by Lancaster Avenue, was rapidly commercialized in the 1980s, and it is currently one of suburban Philadelphia's premier office destinations.
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7 towns share a border with Radnor Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radnor Township | #84 | A+ | D− | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Haverford Township | #71 | A+ | D | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| Newtown Township | #36 | A+ | D | A | A | A |
| Lower Merion Township | #204 | A | D− | B− | A+ | A+ |
| Marple Township | #97 | A+ | C− | B+ | A | A |
| Upper Merion Township | #534 | B | D | C− | A− | A+ |
| Tredyffrin Township | #62 | A+ | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Wayne | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tredyffrin Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Wayne isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Radnor Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Radnor Township grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #84 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A+ for health, A− for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Radnor Township sits nearer the middle.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $834,000, 190% above the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
3 notable people were born here, including Kelly Corrigan and Mary Astor Paul.
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