{"id":280218,"date":"2026-09-06T09:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T09:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/280218\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T09:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T09:24:28","slug":"living-in-upper-darby-a-neighborhood-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/280218\/","title":{"rendered":"Living in Upper Darby: A Neighborhood Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philly\u2019s largest suburb has become its most cosmopolitan, promising \u201cThe World in One Place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A tree-lined street in Drexel Hill, Upper Darby \/ Photograph by Scott Lewis<\/p>\n

United Nations, PA<\/p>\n

Those who think of Upper Darby as white-bread haven\u2019t been here in a while. Over the past 30 years, immigrants from Asia, Latin America, Africa and elsewhere have made this middle-of-the-road suburb a truly diverse global community. These new Upper Darbyites have opened businesses that welcome everyone, starting with the big H Mart (7050 Terminal Square), the pan-Asian food emporium.<\/p>\n

It began with the Swedes<\/p>\n

Upper Darby has been attracting immigrants from abroad for centuries. The Swedes settled among the Lenape in the mid-1630s, and one remnant of their settlement survives: the Lower Swedish Cabin<\/a> (13 Creek Road, Drexel Hill). Built between 1638 and 1650, it\u2019s the oldest log cabin still standing in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Luxury you can afford<\/p>\n

The Swedes must have known something; Drexel Hill became the township\u2019s toniest neighborhood. Its quiet, tree-lined streets abound with colonials, Tudors, and other classic house styles. Along with UD\u2019s ethnic diversity, you\u2019ll find socioeconomic diversity: House prices run as low as $100,000 and as high as $600,000 or more.<\/p>\n

Diner\u2019s delight<\/p>\n

All those nationalities rubbing shoulders make UD a real find for the adventurous diner. Longtime stalwarts like Pica\u2019s<\/a> (Italian; 7803 West Chester Pike) have been joined by newer entries like King and Queens<\/a> (Liberian; 107 Fairfield Avenue), El Cuscatleco<\/a> (Mexican\/Salvadoran; 29 Garrett Road), Maroosh Halal <\/a>(Indian; 88 South 69th Street), the Green Herb<\/a> (Thai; 4617 State Road, Drexel Hill) and Carib Grill<\/a> (Caribbean; 501 South 69th Street). And for a distillation of UD\u2019s diversity in just one spot, stop by the Hibernian Coffee Shop<\/a> (3711 Garrett Road, Drexel Hill), a 2018 \u201cBest of Philly\u201d winner owned by a Mexican family that serves a full Irish breakfast in addition to burritos and curry.<\/p>\n

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What You Get For\u2026$500,000+\"\"<\/p>\n

Photograph by Aino Assmus<\/p>\n

2456 Hillcrest Road, Drexel Hill. This colonial has an in-law suite, a partly finished basement \u2014 and a regulation tennis court, thanks to the pro player who once lived here. 6 BR, 3\/1 BA, 5417 sq. ft. Long & Foster Real Estate, 610-299-7115.<\/p>\n

$300,000+\"\"<\/p>\n

Photograph courtesy of Super Realty Group<\/p>\n

51 Richfield Road. Spacious, newly renovated stone twin close to the 69th Street Terminal shopping district features a stone fireplace, a modern kitchen and plenty of parking. 6 BR, 1\/1 BA, 1,550 sq. ft. Super Realty Group, 215-474-7741.<\/p>\n

$200,000+\"\"<\/p>\n

Photograph by Gary G. Schempp Photography\/Miriam Mosquera-Martinez for Elfant Wissahickon Realtors<\/p>\n

7052 Radbourne Road. This Depression-era rowhouse in the Stonehurst section has an enclosed sunporch, an open-plan main floor, and an all-new kitchen and rear deck. 3 BR, 1\/1 BA, 1,078 sq. ft. Elfant Wissahickon Realtors, 215-247-3600.<\/p>\n

Published as \u201cLiving in\u2026 Upper Darby\u201d in the August 2022 issue of Philadelphia magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philly\u2019s largest suburb has become its most cosmopolitan, promising \u201cThe World in One Place.\u201d\u00a0 A tree-lined street in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280219,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[147,149,148,150],"class_list":["post-280218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-upper-darby","tag-upper-darby","tag-upper-darby-headlines","tag-upper-darby-news","tag-upper-darby-township"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}