Ridley TownshipPA
A town of 30,956.
What should you know before moving to Ridley Township?
Ridley Township's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B+, ranked 480th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Natural-hazard risk is low. Only 10 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher January low than Ridley Township. Ridley Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns. Ridley Township’s property crime rate is 14 per 1,000 residents, above both the Pennsylvania town median (5.7) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9).
What makes Ridley Township stand out
Where Ridley Township beats most towns.
93% of working residents leave Ridley Township for work
Where Ridley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Ridley Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Ridley Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Lincoln Financial Field and 173 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ridley Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw11 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw10 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw10 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
7 mi Park & preserveSchuylkill RiverPhoto credits
Lincoln 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
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Moving to Ridley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ridley 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ridley Township.
Ridley Township sees little violent crime, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Ridley Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Ridley Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Ridley Township fell to 10,654 in 2023, 1,109 fewer than in 2013. Ridley Township’s median household income is $93,000.
| Ridley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $93,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ridley Township’s schools rank behind 61% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Ridley SD. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amosland El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 470 | B |
| Ridley HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,825 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Ridley Township
85 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 16 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 85 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ridley Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ridley Township is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns
Ridley Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Ridley Township adults binge drink.
| Ridley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ridley Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.2% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ridley Township has set aside 4.7% of its land for conservation
1.6 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves.
| Ridley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delaware County Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
| 2. Leedom Estates Park | — | 13 |
| 3. Willow Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ridley Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Ridley Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Ridley Township is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime per resident in Ridley Township is lower than in 63% of U.S. towns
Violent crime is rare: 17 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Ridley Township sits closer to the middle.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
More middle-aged adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (38% statewide). 16% of residents are 65 or older in Ridley Township. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Ridley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.2, men 38.4.
| Ridley Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about Ridley Township
Colleges nearby
33 within 15 miles of the center of Ridley Township
About 4 of every 100 Ridley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Ridley Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Ridley Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 30,768 at the 2010 census. Ridley Township contains the (CDPs) of Folsom and Woodlyn, along with the unincorporated communities of Crum Lynne and Holmes and a portion of Morton and Secane.
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- Area
- 5.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 102 ft
Ridley Township’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Ridley Township.
Nether Providence Township next door grades higher for schools (A+ to Ridley Township’s C+) and lower for cost of living (D to C).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley Township | #480 | B+ | C | B | C+ | B+ |
| Woodlyn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Folsom | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ridley Park | #232 | A | C | A | C+ | A− |
| Eddystone | — | — | B− | D | C+ | C |
| Prospect Park | #644 | B | C | B− | B− | B |
| Nether Providence Township | #15 | A+ | D | A | A+ | A+ |
| Rutledge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Eddystone has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Woodlyn, Folsom and Rutledge aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ridley Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Ridley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ridley Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Ridley Township grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #480 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health, B for safety and C+ for schools.
Is Ridley Township, PA safe?
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Ridley Township sits nearer the middle.
Is Ridley Township, PA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $265,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.