Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Ridley Park grades A overall, ranked 232nd of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $94K and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 86% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $306K for a typical one and 3.4 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Ridley Park is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 93% of U.S. towns. Only 10 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher January low than Ridley Park. Ridley Park's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns.
Where Ridley Park beats most towns.
Where Ridley Park’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 Ridley Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 439 in 1880, 7,186 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 6 maps from 1894 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ridley Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw11 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw11 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw10 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
7 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 Ridley Park, 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 Ridley Park.
Ridley Park sends most of its workers to Philadelphia and beyond and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s; it also has property taxes about twice the Pennsylvania norm.
At 6.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 71% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 54 to 0 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Ridley SD. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,291 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ridley Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
20% of adults binge drink in Ridley Park, against 18% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. 31% of Ridley Park adults have obesity. Ridley Park beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Ridley Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Ridley Park | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.1% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.7% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ridley Park has 885 jobs for its 3,755 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 1,158 in 2013 to 885.
Most working residents leave Ridley Park for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Ridley Park has lost 273 jobs, to 885 in 2023. 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Ridley Park, below both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Ridley Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ridley Park has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Ridley Park is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Ridley Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Catania Park | — | 9 |
| 2. East Lake Park | 0.2 mi | 8 |
| 3. Barker Street Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median property tax bill is $7,053, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
64% of households own their home in Ridley Park. The typical Ridley Park home is worth about $306,000, about the same as a year ago, 7% above the Pennsylvania typical home. Ridley Park’s median rent is $1,350 a month.
| Ridley Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,350 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Ridley Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 72% are men (PA 51%).
| Ridley Park | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
34 within 15 miles of the center of Ridley Park
About 6 of every 100 Ridley Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
14 notable people were born in Ridley Park.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Ridley Park is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ridley Park had a population of 7,186. Ridley Park is the home of Boeing's CH-47 Chinook helicopter division.
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4 towns share a border with Ridley Park.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley Park | #232 | A | C | A | C+ | A− |
| Ridley Township | #480 | B+ | C | B | C+ | B+ |
| Woodlyn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Folsom | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prospect Park | #644 | B | C | B− | B− | B |
Woodlyn and Folsom aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ridley Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Ridley Park grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #232 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, A for safety and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
14 notable people were born here, including Daniel M. Tani and Alan Johnson.
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