Philadelphia / Villanova
Villanova has 9,186 residents (give or take 576) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=160XX00US4280248, checked 2026-10-19), about 4,399 people per square mile.
Villanova is about 11 miles from the Census center point for Philadelphia in a straight line and covers 2.088 square miles of land (Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and land area, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/, checked 2026-10-19).
The quote form takes a ZIP code; for Villanova that is 19085 (Census 2020 ZCTA to county subdivision and ZCTA to place relationship files, ZIP areas at least 20% inside the town, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_cousub20_natl.txt and https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_place20_natl.txt, checked 2026-10-19).
4,399 people per square mile puts Villanova in suburban density, where the outdoor unit usually sits in a side yard and the noise is not an issue for neighbors.
Of the 962 occupied homes in Villanova, 76% heat with natural gas, 15% with heating oil, 6% with electricity and 2% with propane (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25040, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25040?g=160XX00US4280248, checked 2026-10-19).
Gas leads in Villanova at 76%, but 17% of homes still burn delivered oil or propane, and those 164 or so homes are where a heat pump pays back fastest.
Villanova has about the Delaware County oil share of 13% and 17 points less electric heat than the county's 23% (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25040, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25040?g=050XX00US42045, checked 2026-10-19).
Villanova has 1,003 housing units, 11% built before 1940 and 67% before 1980, with 13% built in 2000 or later (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25034, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25034?g=160XX00US4280248, checked 2026-10-19).
Villanova has 11 points fewer pre-1940 homes than Delaware County as a whole (22%) and 5 points more homes built after 2000 than the county's 8% (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25034, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25034?g=050XX00US42045, checked 2026-10-19).
The median Villanova home was built in 1961 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25035, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25035?g=160XX00US4280248, checked 2026-10-19) and the median home has 10 rooms (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25018, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25018?g=160XX00US4280248, checked 2026-10-19).
100% of Villanova homes are single-family detached, 0% are in two- to four-unit buildings and 0% are in buildings of five or more units (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25024, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25024?g=160XX00US4280248, checked 2026-10-19).
With 100% detached houses and 0% in small multi-family buildings, a Villanova quote is usually one or two outdoor units with ducted or ductless heads sized room by room. With 0% of Villanova homes rented (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US4280248, checked 2026-10-19), the landlord signs the quote in many of them.
Villanova has 56 points more detached houses than Delaware County overall (44%) and 15 points fewer five-plus-unit buildings than the county's 15% (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25024, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25024?g=050XX00US42045, checked 2026-10-19).
Only 0% of Villanova homes are rented (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US4280248, checked 2026-10-19), so nearly every quote here is the resident talking to the installer directly, and the rebate goes to the person living in the house.
67% of Villanova homes were built before 1980 and only 13% in 2000 or later (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25034, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25034?g=160XX00US4280248, checked 2026-10-19), so most of the stock predates modern insulation codes; the installer's heat-loss calculation, not a square-footage rule, decides the tonnage.
No electric utility is on file for Villanova on this door yet, so this page does not name one; the name on the bill decides which rebate path applies.
PPL Electric Savings Phase V heat pump rebate, run by PPL Electric Utilities, is a live program for Pennsylvania addresses and lists a standard figure of $225 (registry row 16 verified 2026-10-15, https://www.pplelectricsavings.com/ppl/media/allresrebates_612026.pdf, checked 2026-10-16); confirm eligibility for the Villanova address before counting it. With 6% of Villanova homes already on electric heat and 93% on gas, oil or propane, the row that applies depends on the name on the electric bill and the fuel coming out.
PECO heating and cooling rebates (ASHP), run by PECO, is a live program for Pennsylvania addresses and covers qualifying equipment at $1,950 per system (registry row 17 verified 2026-10-14, https://pecohomerebateprogram.com/heating-cooling-rebates.html, checked 2026-10-16); confirm eligibility for the Villanova address before counting it.
Duquesne Light residential HVAC instant discounts (ASHP), run by Duquesne Light, is a live program for Pennsylvania addresses and lists a standard figure of $215 (registry row 49 verified 2026-10-15, https://dlcinstantdiscount.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DLC-Residential-HVAC-Product-Incentives-Customers-v260806.pdf, checked 2026-10-16); confirm eligibility for the Villanova address before counting it.
Median household income in Villanova is $250,001 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B19013?g=160XX00US4280248, checked 2026-10-19); many state and utility heat pump rebate programs set higher incentive tiers for income-qualifying households, so the household income on the application, not the town median, decides which level applies.
Heating design temperature: 11F. Source: ENERGY STAR Design Temperature Limit Reference Guide (2019 Edition), Delaware County row, 99% heating, PDF pages 102 to 105 of 141 (Revised 11/11/2020), https://www.energystar.gov/sites/default/files/Design%20Temperature%20Limit%20Reference%20Guide%20(2019%20Ed)%20-%20ENERGY%20STAR%20Single-Family%20New%20Homes_Rev11.pdf, fetched 2026-10-19, 99%.
That 11F figure is the Delaware County cold-day number a Villanova heat pump is sized against, so ask the installer to show the system's heating output at 11F, not at the milder rating-label temperature.
Ask whether the quote is whole-home or partial-home, because with 76% of Villanova on gas and 6% already electric the two paths carry different rebate figures and different sizing.
Ask for the heat-loss calculation room by room; the median Villanova home has 10 rooms and was built around 1961, and the count of heads and the tonnage follow the rooms and the insulation, not the square footage.
The form on this page is the follow-up for Villanova. The public number is the number the contractor quotes from.
No local contractor is named on this door for Villanova yet. A request from this page goes to the first licensed shop that takes the door.