Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Sharon Hill earns a D, ranked 1015th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, mostly because of schools and health. Its schools rank behind 91% of the state's. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 91% of the country. In its favor, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Sharon Hill, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 1,037 Pennsylvania towns, just 3 have a higher January low than Sharon Hill. Sharon Hill's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Sharon Hill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Hill Sch | K–8 | 552 |
| Vision Academy CS of Excellence | K–4 | 235 |
| Academy Park HS | 9–12 | 1,194 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Sharon Hill is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for schools (better than 9%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,058 in 1900, 6,014 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1894 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sharon Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw8 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw7 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw7 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
4 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 Sharon Hill, 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 Sharon Hill.
Sharon Hill has milder winter nights than almost anywhere else in Pennsylvania and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has seen reported crime rise by a third or more.
Its public schools are run by Southeast Delco SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Academy Park HS, with 1,194 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Hill SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 552 | C− |
| Academy Park HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,194 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
52% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Sharon Hill. Only 8 of the 1,035 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Sharon Hill. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Sharon Hill.
| Sharon Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Sharon Hill | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 8.8% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.8% | 18.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 9% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Sharon Hill since 2020.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 2.1 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home (about $190K) costs less against local pay than in 89% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living.
The typical Sharon Hill home is worth about $190,000, down 1.9% in a year, 34% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 58% of Sharon Hill households own their home.
| Sharon Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,552 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Reported crimes rose from 119 to 159 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. At 31 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 88% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
The property crime rate in Sharon Hill is 22.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Sharon Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 22.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 26.2°, the #2 highest of 3,547 Pennsylvania places with climate records; July afternoons average 87.5°.
Sharon Hill has chilly winters and warm summers. Sharon Hill’s July high is 88°F. About 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sharon Hill has about as many jobs (2,252) as working residents, but only 71 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 35.7 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Sharon Hill for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (33%), Lower Merion Township (3%) and Upper Darby Township (3%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
| Sharon Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Sharon Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tully Memorial Field | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
40 within 15 miles of the center of Sharon Hill
About 5 of every 100 Sharon Hill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
4 notable people were born in Sharon Hill.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Sharon Hill is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sharon Hill had a population of 6,014.
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4 towns share a border with Sharon Hill.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Hill | #1015 | D | C+ | C | D | D |
| Colwyn | — | — | C+ | — | C− | D− |
| Darby Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Folcroft | #1008 | D | C+ | C− | D | C |
| Collingdale | #1000 | D | B | C− | D | D |
Colwyn has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Colwyn reports no FBI crime data of its own. Darby Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sharon Hill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Sharon Hill grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #1015 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades D for health, C for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 2.1 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+.
4 notable people were born here, including Jalen Duren and Bert Cooper.
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