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39.84° N · 75.45° W · GEOID 4207616

Boothwyn

Delaware County, Pennsylvania · part of the Philadelphia, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaBoothwyn, PABoothwynBoothwyn

The short answer

Boothwyn is home to 4,774 people. Median household income is $96,147 a year and median rent is $1,396 a month, 17.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $272,800, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,396
2% above the median place
Median household income
$96,147
20% above the median place
Median home value
$272,800
15% below the median place
Unemployment
6.9%
40% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Boothwyn

  • 5.7% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 83% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Public schools here have 11.9 students per teacher, fewer than in 81% of places its size.
  • 61% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 80% of places its size.
01

Moving to Boothwyn

Delaware County loses about 4.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in20,856
Moved out22,803
Net−1,947

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$97K
Leavers$91K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Delaware County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Delaware County report $97,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $91,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$55,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,396 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,863 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $272,800.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 8.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Elgin, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$97,243
38% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$91,137
30% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-4.1
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBoothwynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%13% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%21% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-4.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$97,24338% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$91,13730% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 2.3%, 157% above the median place.

Boothwyn17.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$55,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.4%
15% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
25% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$78,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Boothwyn, $1,396 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Boothwyn, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Briar, TX14.2% vs 17.4%$10,300Compare

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Property tax rate1
2.3%
157% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
60.5%
20% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$6,380
95% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBoothwynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3962% above
Rent to income117.4%15% below
Property tax rate12.3%157% above
Home price to income12.8x25% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.52% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,86015% above
HUD area median income4County figure$122,70014% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,38095% above
Median home value1$272,80015% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.7%46% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure52.9%3% above
Homeownership172.8%10% above
Renters paying 30%+160.5%20% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8630% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.6%21% below
Median year built119720% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
5.7%
47% below the median place
Works from home1
8.3%
33% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$96,147 +20%
Mean commute23 min −9%
Income per person$41,643 +4%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBoothwynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$96,14720% above
Income per person1$41,6434% above
Unemployment1County figure6.9%40% above
Average annual pay6County figure$74,85213% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure219,22246% above
Poverty rate15.7%47% below
Mean commute123 min9% below
Works from home18.3%33% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 3.6%, 44% below the median place.

No health insurance1
3.6%
44% below the median place
High school or higher1
96.0%
4% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
95.2%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher23.0% −28%
Median age37.3 −4%
Household size2.5 +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBoothwynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,7746646th largest
Median age137.34% below
Bachelor's or higher123.0%28% below
High school or higher196.0%4% above
Household size12.52% above
Born abroad1County figure11.2%27% above
No health insurance13.6%44% below
Homes with broadband195.2%3% above
05

Life in Boothwyn

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 8 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Chichester Friends Meetinghouse listed 1973
  • Booth Farm listed 2003

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.4 −18%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.2 −62%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.6 7.6×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.4 −7%
Shops26.8 −12%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.7 −2%
Child care centers3.5 +52%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
3
67% below the median place
Students per teacher11
11.9
23% below the median place
Public school students11
2,123
57% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBoothwynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11367% below
Public school students112,12357% below
Students per teacher1111.923% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.47% below
Shops per 10k8County figure26.812% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure19.72% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.552% above
Parks per 10k98.418% below
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k94.262% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi91.6above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 27.7, 55% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Boothwyn. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
27.7
55% below the median place
Heat wave risk13
97.6
8% above the median place
Tornado risk13
92.5
14% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBoothwynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure87°F0% above
January average low12County figure25°F1% below
Average temperature12County figure55°F0% above
Annual precipitation12County figure47.0 in7% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure92.90% above
Hurricane risk13County figure88.125% above
Tornado risk13County figure92.514% above
Wildfire risk13County figure27.755% below
Heat wave risk13County figure97.68% above
Median air quality index14County figure442% above
Good air days14County figure65.2%5% below
08

Boothwyn in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,396/mo (2024)$1,780/mo$1,460 to $2,170/mo+4.1%
Median household income$96,147 (2024)$120,500$102,000 to $143,000+3.9%
Median home value$272,800 (2024)$376,000$273,000 to $518,000+5.5%

The median home would be worth 3.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Boothwyn

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Elgin, TX$1,440$91,114Compare
Pilot Point, TX$1,430$97,933Compare
Deer Park, TX$1,318$100,382Compare
Quakertown, PA$1,321$85,959Compare
Quakertown, PADeer Park, TXPilot Point, TXElgin, TXBoothwyn, PABoothwynElginPilot PointDeer ParkQuakertownBoothwynElginPilot PointDeer ParkQuakertown

Common questions

Is Boothwyn a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 5.7% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 83% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. Public schools here have 11.9 students per teacher, fewer than in 81% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 92 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Boothwyn expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $272,800.

What salary do you need to live in Boothwyn?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $55,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Boothwyn?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Elgin, TX, Pilot Point, TX, Deer Park, TX and Quakertown, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Boothwyn with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Boothwyn itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/boothwyn-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Boothwyn, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/boothwyn-pennsylvania/

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