A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Parkside's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Parkside 6.4

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Parkside 5.6

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Work & commute in Parkside

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Most working residents leave Parkside for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (19%), Aston (4%) and Middletown (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Philadelphia

19%

Aston

Middletown

Chester

2%Work in townlive and work in Parkside 11 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 157Jobs based herea commuter town

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Parkside →

Health in Parkside

Compared with Pennsylvania

1better than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 4 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 0 close Habits all close Care all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

10.4%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · better

Care nearby

Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland · 0.9 mi · ER

Chespenn Center for Family Health at EastsideChester · 1.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · part of Parkside

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Parkside · CMS · HRSAHealth in Parkside →

Natural hazards in Parkside

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌡️ Heat waves🥶 Cold waves

3Does Parkside flood?paid flood claims since 2011 1Disasters that paid out herefederal disaster sent FEMA money to Parkside MapParkside vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Parkside →

Climate in Parkside

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Parkside has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

44° / 28°Winter

64° / 43°Spring

85° / 66°Summer

67° / 48°Fall

How much snow does Parkside get?About 23 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 10, with the last in spring around Apr 2.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.9° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Parkside →

Schools in Parkside

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Parkside’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 70% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictPenn-Delco SDSchools1

Parkside El Sch B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 252 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.