Housing & affordability in Hockessin

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

89/100
1st of 50

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$568,800

Philadelphia $351,90040% · scores 76

Median rent vs metro$3,501/mo

Philadelphia $1,480/mo30% · scores 100

Ownership rate90%

Philadelphia 67%15% · scores 100

Households spending >30% of income on housing17%

Philadelphia 32%15% · scores 93

Context, not scored

Median year built · Philadelphia 19661981

Houses rather than flats · Philadelphia 73%89%

Households with children · Philadelphia 29%34%

Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.

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Best Philadelphia suburbs for housing

All 50 ranked, Hockessin highlighted

1HockessinA$568,800 2HaddonfieldB+$755,300 3MontgomeryvilleB−$471,000 4Bala CynwydB−$640,400 5GreentreeB−$438,400 6Moorestown-LenolaB−$581,700 7BroomallB−$483,000 8GlasgowC+$373,900 9MiddletownC$409,600 10LevittownC$341,300 11ArdmoreC$453,100 12WestmontC$422,200 13Cherry Hill MallC$341,200 14King of PrussiaC−$436,200 15Pike Creek ValleyC−$340,300 16SpringdaleC−$493,900 17Willow GroveC−$357,300 18HorshamC−$388,500 19RoslynC−$328,800 20PhoenixvilleC−$369,600 21BearD+$304,800 22SicklervilleD+$278,900 23MarltonD+$341,100 24West ChesterD$490,700 25CollingswoodD$380,400 26SmyrnaD$291,400 27NewarkD$382,500 28GlassboroD$314,400 29LansdaleD$343,800 30WilliamstownD$278,600 31BrooksideD−$279,700 32Drexel HillD−$266,400 33EchelonF$328,600 34BellmawrF$239,400 35PennsvilleF$207,600 36LansdowneF$210,500 37ElktonF$293,400 38PhiladelphiaF$243,100 39Pine HillF$204,600 40WoodburyF$222,700 41Gloucester CityF$190,700 42WilmingtonF$231,400 43PottstownF$195,400 44NorristownF$213,900 45CoatesvilleF$194,000 46YeadonF$182,800 47LindenwoldF$173,600 48DarbyF$117,900 49CamdenF$112,000 50ChesterF$83,100

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Better than Hockessin on housing & affordability

Hockessin grades A on housing & affordability.

Nothing within 25 miles beats Hockessin on housing & affordability.

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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