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Home to 9,186 people, the town was settled in 1873.
84% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Villanova, above both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower median age than Villanova. We don’t grade Villanova yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Villanova beats most towns.
Where Villanova’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Villanova. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw11 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw10 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw12 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 · 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
Villanova 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Villanova.
The typical Villanova home is worth about $1,580,000, up 9% in a year, 6 times the Pennsylvania typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles. For residents in Villanova, the share who live below the poverty line is 2.2%. Only 2% of working residents stay in Villanova for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Villanova added 579 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 4,482.
| Villanova | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among 1,038 Pennsylvania towns, just 2 have a lower risk rating from FEMA than Villanova. Nearly two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 12%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who binge drink than Villanova. CDC measures, 26 in all: Villanova beats Pennsylvania on 15 and trails on 5. Just over one in ten adults get no exercise outside work in the town.
| Villanova | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5.9% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 3.4% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 6.3% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Villanova | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 1% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 2.2% | 7.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 26.3% | 18.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.1 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. Villanova’s trail network density stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Villanova | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 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. Mendel Field | — | 2 |
| 2. Kennedy Ellipse | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
48 within 15 miles of the center of Villanova
College town 67 of every 100 Villanova residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
8 notable people were born in Villanova.
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Villanova is census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States. A suburb of Philadelphia, the community straddles the border of Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County and Radnor Township in Delaware County. It is located at the center of the Philadelphia Main Line, a series of Philadelphia suburbs located along the original east–west railroad tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It is served by the SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line regional rail train and the Norristown High Speed Line. The center of the village straddles U.S. Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue) where it intersects Pennsylvania Route 320 (Spring Mill Road). This village center contains the area's post office for ZIP Code 19085, a…
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One town shares a border with Villanova.
Villanova and Rosemont aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Villanova with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Villanova yet; the figures below are still real.
8 notable people were born here, including Neal Brennan and Albert Eugene Gallatin.
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