Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 12,320, settled in 1891.
Yeadon's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, ranked 979th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Natural-hazard risk is low. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 85% of the state's. 12% of residents are under 18 in Yeadon, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). The biggest park or preserve is Cobbs Creek Park, at 71 acres.
Where Yeadon beats most towns.
Where Yeadon’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 Yeadon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 689 in 1900, 12,054 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1894 on.
Yeadon takes its name from Yeadon in West Yorkshire, England, 3,440 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionYeadon, settled in 1891, takes its name from Yeadon, a town in West Yorkshire, England.
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yeadon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw5 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw6 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
5 mi MuseumAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel UniversityUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: See below, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Yeadon, 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 Yeadon.
Yeadon is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Philadelphia and beyond.
Its public schools are run by William Penn SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| W B Evans El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 304 | C− |
| Penn Wood 9th Grade AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 9 | Grades 9 | 379 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Against the 5,716 U.S. towns with household incomes like Yeadon’s, it is healthier than 54%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
52% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Yeadon. Among 1,035 Pennsylvania towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Yeadon. 29% of adults get no exercise outside work in Yeadon.
| Yeadon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Yeadon | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 8.8% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.9% | 18.3% |
| More adults with diabetes | 17.2% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Yeadon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Yeadon has 1,402 jobs for its 5,242 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Yeadon for work: only 2% work in town. Yeadon’s average trip to work is 32 minutes. Since 2013, Yeadon has lost 218 jobs, to 1,402 in 2023.
| Yeadon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Yeadon has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Yeadon is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 2.5 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home (about $232K) costs less against local pay than in 81% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $5,044, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Yeadon home is worth about $232,000, about the same as a year ago, 19% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 45% of Yeadon households own their home.
| Yeadon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 45% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,213 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cobbs Creek Park | — | 71 |
| 2. Yeadon Comm. Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Yeadon's reported crime rate is above Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 27 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
| Yeadon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 18.8 per 1,000 residents | 6.7 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
41 within 15 miles of the center of Yeadon
About 7 of every 100 Yeadon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
8 notable people were born in Yeadon.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Yeadon is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders the city of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 census, Yeadon had a population of 12,054.
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4 towns share a border with Yeadon.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeadon | #979 | C− | C+ | — | C− | C− |
| Philadelphia | #1011 | D | B− | D− | D | C |
| Darby | #1032 | D− | B− | D | C− | D− |
| Upper Darby Township | #953 | C− | C | C− | C | B |
| Lansdowne | #885 | C | C+ | C+ | C− | B− |
Yeadon reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Yeadon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yeadon grades C− overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #979 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C− for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 2.5 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+.
8 notable people were born here, including Daniel Barrow and Marianne Stanley.
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