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39.96° N · 75.25° W · GEOID 4249504

Millbourne

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

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaMillbourne, PAMillbourneMillbourne

The short answer

Millbourne is home to 1,467 people. Median household income is $54,219 a year and median rent is $1,016 a month, 22.5% 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 $266,700, about 4.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,016
26% below the median place
Median household income
$54,219
32% below the median place
Median home value
$266,700
16% 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 Millbourne

  • 44% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 98% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 209 Pennsylvania places.
  • Renters occupy 66% of homes, more than in 98% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1944, older housing than in 96% of places its size.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $41,900 a year left, less than in 88% of places its size.
  • 24.3% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 88% of places its size.
01

Moving to Millbourne

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, 0.0% 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
$40,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,016 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,846 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $266,700.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 18.0% work from home; 29.1% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Rome, GA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in8
$97,243
38% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$91,137
30% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMillbourneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%13% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-4.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$97,24338% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$91,13730% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 34.2%, 48% below the median place.

Millbourne22.5%
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
$40,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.5%
10% above the median place
Home price to income
4.9x
29% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$41,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
34.2%
48% below the median place
Median year built1
1944
2% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
36.7%
27% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMillbourneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,01626% below
Rent to income122.5%10% above
Property tax rate11.2%33% above
Home price to income14.9x29% above
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$3,2251% below
Median home value1$266,70016% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.7%46% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure52.9%3% above
Homeownership134.2%48% below
Renters paying 30%+136.7%27% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8461% below
Vacant homes112.0%69% above
Median year built119442% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 29.1%, above the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
29.1%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
24.3%
125% above the median place
Median household income1
$54,219
32% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMillbourneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$54,21932% below
Income per person1$34,83313% below
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 rate124.3%125% above
Mean commute131 min23% above
Works from home1County figure18.0%45% above
Commutes by transit129.1%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 44.2%, above the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
44.2%
above the median place (median 8.8%)
High school or higher1
84.7%
8% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
88.9%
4% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age37.6 −4%
Household size2.6 +4%
Bachelor's or higher29.9% −7%
All 9 people measures
MeasureMillbourneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4676646th largest
Population change since 20207-0.3%below (median 1.1%)
Median age137.64% below
Bachelor's or higher129.9%7% below
High school or higher184.7%8% below
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad144.2%above (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure4.6%28% below
Homes with broadband188.9%4% below
05

Life in Millbourne

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi54.0 257.4×

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.

Child care centers per 10k9
3.5
52% above the median place
Public school students13
74,663
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools13
110
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMillbourneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure110above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure74,663above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure13.512% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure19.47% below
Shops per 10k9County figure26.812% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure19.72% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.552% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi1054.0above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure101above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 738, 285% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
738
285% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
2,789
130% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Wildfire risk15
27.7
55% below the median place
Heat wave risk15
97.6
8% above the median place
Tornado risk15
92.5
14% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMillbourneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure87°F0% above
January average low14County figure25°F1% below
Average temperature14County figure55°F0% above
Annual precipitation14County figure47.0 in7% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure92.90% above
Hurricane risk15County figure88.125% above
Tornado risk15County figure92.514% above
Wildfire risk15County figure27.755% below
Heat wave risk15County figure97.68% above
Median air quality index16County figure442% above
Good air days16County figure65.2%5% below
08

Millbourne in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% 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$1,016/mo (2024)$1,290/mo$1,050 to $1,570/mo+4.0%
Median household income$54,219 (2024)$67,500$57,000 to $80,000+3.7%
Median home value$266,700 (2024)$394,000$286,000 to $543,000+6.7%
Population1,210 (2025)1,2201,170 to 1,270+0.1%

The median home would be worth 5.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.9 now.

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

09

Places like Millbourne

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

PlaceRentIncome
Rome, GA$1,032$54,435Compare
Zeeland, MI$951$52,628Compare
Statesville, NC$1,000$52,880Compare
Florence, SC$992$56,143Compare
Florence, SCStatesville, NCZeeland, MIRome, GAMillbourne, PAMillbourneRomeZeelandStatesvilleFlorenceMillbourneRomeZeelandStatesvilleFlorence

Common questions

Is Millbourne a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 44% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 98% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 209 Pennsylvania places. Renters occupy 66% of homes, more than in 98% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 7 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Millbourne expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $266,700.

What salary do you need to live in Millbourne?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $40,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Millbourne safe?

There were 738 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Millbourne?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Rome, GA, Zeeland, MI, Statesville, NC and Florence, SC.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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 Millbourne with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Millbourne itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/millbourne-pennsylvania

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

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