St. DavidsPA
A town of 3,875.
Is St. Davids a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Encke Park, at 24 acres. We don’t grade St. Davids yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes St. Davids stand out
Where St. Davids beats most towns.
Every workday, about 3,931 people come to St. Davids for work
Where St. Davids’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
USS New Jersey and 186 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Davids. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw13 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw12 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw13 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to St. Davids: who provides what
St. Davids is unincorporated, so Delaware County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 St. Davids.
With 3.6 jobs for every working resident, St. Davids draws in 3,931 commuters
2.3% of working residents work locally in St. Davids. St. Davids’ median household income is $163,000, above both Pennsylvania’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Employers in St. Davids shed 952 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 3,957. For St. Davids, the average commute is 20 minutes.
| St. Davids | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $163,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in St. Davids is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
St. Davids’ FEMA risk score stands at 10 of 100. FEMA puts 63% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In St. Davids, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
St. Davids’ typical July afternoon high is 87°F, above the Pennsylvania town median (85°F) and near the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults have obesity in St. Davids than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
12% of St. Davids adults say their health is fair or poor. St. Davids: 10% of adults report frequent physical distress.
| St. Davids | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | St. Davids | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 12.4% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
St. Davids keeps 7.3% of its land conserved
Trails total 0.7 miles in 5 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in St. Davids: 5, covering 49 acres.
| St. Davids | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fenimore Woods | 0.3 mi | 11 |
| 2. St. David's Community Park | 0.3 mi | 2 |
| 3. Encke Park | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in St. Davids sells for about $1.46M at the median
The share of households in St. Davids who are owner-occupiers: 61%. The going rate for rent in the town is $2,016 a month.
| St. Davids | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,016 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about St. Davids
Colleges nearby
48 within 15 miles of the center of St. Davids
About 8 of every 100 St. Davids residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
St. Davids’s neighbors
One town shares a border with St. Davids.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Davids | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne | — | — | — | — | — | — |
St. Davids and Wayne aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare St. Davids with a neighbor →
Questions about St. Davids
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is St. Davids, PA a good place to live?
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