Haverford Township School District, Delaware County, PA
Manoa
Performance Tier
Below Average
Median Sold
$490,000
Avg. Appreciation
116%
Avg. $ Gain
$237,774
2025 Sales
23
High Activity
Compared to the Haverford Township district average, Manoa is
underperforming by 20%.
Based on 33 years of public sales records across 2418 neighborhoods in 4 counties.
About
Manoa is one of the original named communities within present-day Havertown, predating the ‘Havertown’ postal designation that the U.S. Post Office introduced on January 1, 1946. The neighborhood grew substantially through the large brick house tract developments of the mid-20th century, producing the mix of brick colonials, Cape Cods, and twin homes — most built between the late 1920s and 1960s — that define its streetscape today. Residents have direct pedestrian access to the Pennsy Trail, a paved multi-use trail that runs from the Haverford Area YMCA to West Chester Pike along a former Pennsylvania Railroad corridor, with a bridge spanning Manoa Road completed in 2024; the Manoa Shopping Center on West Chester Pike, with roughly 35 merchants, anchors the neighborhood’s retail core.
Specifications
Home Stock
The housing stock is a mix of brick colonials, Cape Cods, and twin/semi-detached homes built primarily between the late 1920s and 1960s, consistent with the large brick house tract developments that characterized Manoa’s growth era. Single-family detached and twin configurations appear in roughly equal numbers in recent public records activity.
Location & Access
West Chester Pike (PA Route 3), Eagle Road, Manoa Road, and Darby Road form the principal boundaries and cross-streets. I-476 is accessible via the West Chester Pike interchange.
Location Anchors
What Makes This Distinct
The Havertown PCP Superfund site — located on the 900 block of North Eagle Road, inside the Manoa neighborhood boundary — has been under active EPA and PADEP remediation since the 1980s; as of 2024 a new groundwater treatment plant is being planned, and deeper bedrock contamination was identified as recently as 2020. Buyers with properties near Naylor’s Run or the Eagle/Lawrence Road corridor should review the EPA site file and consult an environmental attorney before contracting.
For Buyers & Sellers
If You’re Buying
Accessible at $490k median. historically strong appreciation. move fast – homes go quickly. high turnover means more inventory.
If You’re Selling
Strong appreciation – sellers gained $238k on average. trailing the district by 20%. properties doubled in value (116% gain). homes selling quickly (quickly). median sale price $490k.
Worth Asking
Have you considered that the Havertown PCP Superfund site sits within the Manoa neighborhood boundary on North Eagle Road, and that EPA identified previously unknown deeper bedrock groundwater contamination as recently as 2020 — meaning a title search alone will not tell you whether a specific parcel sits within the affected plume area?
Common Questions
What schools serve the Manoa neighborhood?
Children in the Manoa neighborhood attend Manoa Elementary School (K–5), located at 201 S. Manoa Road — the school relocated to its current site at the intersection of Manoa and Eagle Roads in 2009. Manoa Elementary is part of the School District of Haverford Township and ranks in the top 6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools according to SchoolDigger, with PSSA math proficiency of 75.7% and science proficiency of 96.4% — both above state and district averages. Middle and high school students attend Haverford Middle School and Haverford High School (‘The Fords’).
Is there an HOA in the Manoa neighborhood?
No HOA has been identified for the Manoa neighborhood. Manoa is an organically developed community — not a planned subdivision — and public records for the past 180 days show no HOA fees or associations attached to recent sales. Buyers should confirm on a per-property basis, but the absence of an HOA is consistent with the pre-war, borough-style development pattern of this part of Haverford Township.
How do Manoa residents commute to Philadelphia?
Havertown sits approximately 9 miles west of Center City Philadelphia. Manoa residents can reach Center City via an 8-mile drive on West Chester Pike (PA Route 3) or connect to SEPTA bus routes (including routes 103, 115, 123, and 126) that serve the neighborhood. Philadelphia International Airport is approximately 15 miles away via I-476, accessible from the West Chester Pike interchange. The Pennsy Trail also connects the neighborhood to the Haverford Area YMCA and the Eagle Road pedestrian corridor on foot or by bike.
Items to Verify with Your Agent
A few specifics on this page are sourced from secondary aggregators or older filings. Confirm before relying:
- Approx Homes — No verified home count for the Manoa neighborhood boundary was found in any named source. NeighborhoodScout and Census-level data aggregate Manoa within the broader 19083 ZIP code. Left null rather than estimate.
- Builder — Manoa developed organically across multiple decades and owners. The local history source (iliveinharford.com) explicitly notes that ‘finding information on the development of homes in Manoa is challenging’ and that ‘there are very few advertisements for Manoa’ unlike adjacent Brookline and Beechwood. No single builder verified.
- Avg Year Built — The MI-supplied average year built of 1935 is plausible for a community that developed primarily in the late 1920s–1960s, but NeighborhoodScout places the bulk of construction between 1940 and 1969. The 1935 figure likely reflects the full distribution including earlier pre-war stock. No anomaly flagged, but reviewers should be aware of the spread.
- Lot Character Text — Precise Lot Dimensions — No verified average lot size in square feet or acreage was found for Manoa specifically. Description is inferred from the pre-war platting era and road network.
- Superfund Plume Boundary Relative To Specific Manoa Parcels — The EPA site file confirms the Havertown PCP site is in the Manoa neighborhood (900 block North Eagle Road), and that a groundwater plume extended toward West Chester Pike beneath approximately 77 houses near Rittenhouse Circle. Exact parcel-level plume boundaries require review of the EPA site file and PADEP records; this page cannot specify which addresses are affected.
School District
Manoa is served by the Haverford Township School District. Buyers should verify current school assignments directly with the district.
View Haverford Township School District Information
Sources Consulted
Public deed records · Delaware County Recorder · en.wikipedia.org · iliveinharford.com · neighborhoodscout.com · neighborhoods.com · manoashoppingcenter.com · circuittrails.org · havtrail.com · schooldigger.com · haverford.k12.pa.us · delco.today · cumulis.epa.gov · homes.com · moovitapp.com · philadelphiaencyclopedia.org
Data refreshed: April 25, 2026 (median sold, appreciation, performance tiers, narratives) · Content reviewed: April 25, 2026 (overview, structural insight, FAQs)
The Cyr Team · 2418 neighborhoods · 4 counties · 33 years of public sales records