Aston Township's population nearly quadrupled between 1930 and 1960, jumping from 2,659 to 10,595 as postwar development filled in the old Chester Creek farmland — and that building wave is exactly why so much of the township's housing stock is split-levels and colonials with a full staircase separating the bedrooms from everything else. Homeownership here sits at 88.6%, and with almost a fifth of residents over 65, most of the stairlift calls I get aren't about someone planning to move — they're about staying in the same house on the same block for another decade.
Why a stairlift installed in Aston, PA is planned around the way this specific community lives, not stamped out from a one-size-fits-all template.
The 5.84-square-mile township sits at 213 feet elevation with Chester Creek forming its eastern border and Marcus Hook Creek also crossing the area, on flat-to-gently-rolling terrain near the Delaware River.
Source ↗Aston Township grew rapidly from 2,659 residents in 1930 to 10,595 by 1960 as postwar suburban housing filled in around its historic Chester Creek farmland, with the Village Green-Green Ridge area now a recognized census-designated community.
Source ↗Aston Township's economy includes Neumann University and Endless Pools, a swim-in-place pool manufacturer headquartered and operating locally, with a 2000-census median household income of $57,150 and only 2.5% family poverty.
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| Your option | Upfront cost | 10-year total |
|---|---|---|
| Stairlift Installation Best value Professional install by All American Stairlifts, Aston PA | $3,200 – $17,100 One-time | $3,200 – $17,100 Lifetime use |
| Moving to a single-story home Selling, buying, closing, moving costs in the Delaware market | $50,000+ Plus relocation stress | $50,000+ Loss of community ties |
| Assisted living facility Delaware County average, private room | $4,500/mo Recurring | $540,000 And rising annually |
| In-home caregiver (8 hrs/day) Licensed home health aide, Florida market rates | $6,000/mo Recurring | $730,000+ Before wage increases |
| Home elevator installation Requires shaft construction, permits, months of work | $25,000 to $50,000 Plus renovation | $28,000 to $55,000 Includes maintenance |
Sources: AARP Cost of Care Survey 2025, Genworth Cost of Care Study, and Pennsylvania Department of Elder Affairs. Figures reflect Aston metro averages.
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Common situations we get called out for across Aston's neighborhoods. Drag to scroll, or use the arrows and dots below.
We have lived in Pennell Manor since 1968. The basement stairs got too steep after my wife's hip replacement at Crozer-Chester. All American installed a slim-profile rail that folds flat against the wall. She is back upstairs in her own bed and the stairway is still wide enough for the grandkids to run past.
My father is a Vietnam veteran and the HISA paperwork had been sitting on his kitchen table for two years. Luis prefilled the VA form during the assessment and followed up with the Crescenz VA Medical Center directly. The grant covered $6,800 and Dad was riding the lift four weeks later. Should have done this years ago.
Our colonial on Dutton Mill Road has an L-shaped staircase with a landing turn. Two companies quoted two separate lifts. All American scanned the whole run and fabricated one curved rail. My husband rides from the entry to the bedrooms without stopping. Five months, zero issues.
Mom's front porch steps iced over every winter and she had already fallen once. I called Tuesday, they measured Wednesday, installed Friday. The outdoor lift handles rain, snow, and the road salt that blows off Route 452 without any problems. She uses it every single day.
I called on a Monday after my mother-in-law slipped on the upstairs carpet. Luis measured Tuesday morning. The crew installed Thursday afternoon. Three days from phone call to her riding the lift. The brown seat matches her carpet and the rail hugs the wall. You barely notice it.
I use a power wheelchair and a standard stairlift was not an option. All American installed a platform lift along the indoor stairs with yellow safety edges so I can see exactly where to roll on. AmeriHealth Caritas covered the full cost through Community HealthChoices. I ride between floors without leaving my chair.
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Bestseller · From $2,800
The standard for Aston Township's post-war twins, split-levels, and colonials. Over 70% of the stairlifts we install in Delaware County are straight rails — basement stairs, second-floor bedrooms, and finished lower levels across the township's mid-century housing stock.
vs Curved: 3x less expensive and installed in one visit. vs Home elevator: 10-15x less cost and no construction. vs Moving bedroom downstairs: Keeps your home exactly as it is.
Custom-Built · From $9,000
Custom-fabricated for the landing turns in Aston's larger colonials along Dutton Mill Road and the L-shaped staircases in older two-story homes near Aston Mills. When your staircase has a 90-degree turn or a mid-landing, the rail must be manufactured for your exact geometry.
vs Straight with landing break: One smooth ride instead of transferring seats. vs Home elevator: Half the cost, no construction permits, no shaft needed. vs Moving: A fraction of what selling and relocating costs.
Weather-Tough · From $4,000
Hot-dip galvanized and IP55-sealed for Delaware County's freeze-thaw cycles — porch steps to patio entries. Aston Township averages 60-plus freeze-thaw days per year, and standard powder-coated hardware does not survive more than three seasons.
vs Standard stairlift outdoors: Won't rust, seize, or void its warranty. vs Exterior ramp: No permits, no concrete work, no lost yard. vs Home entry renovation: Installed in a single day.
600 lb Rated · From $5,050
When comfort and capacity exceed the standard 300 lb limit. The reinforced frame handles up to 600 lbs with a 22-inch padded seat — wider than any standard model, a regular pick for Delco bariatric clients.
vs Standard stairlift: Extra capacity and wider seat for maximum comfort. vs Custom furniture lift: A fraction of the price with faster install. vs Home elevator: Much lower cost with the same weight confidence.
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Aston Township's housing breaks into three eras with three stair profiles. Aston Mills — the original 19th-century village along Mount Road — has narrow-tread 1940s row twins and small Victorians. Pennell Manor and Green Ridge hold 1960s split-levels and raised ranches with steep carpeted basement stairs (the most common install type in the township). Concord Hills off Concord Road is a 1990 townhouse subdivision with full-basement two-stories and standard 14-tread runs. Aston Arms, Cherry Tree Woods, and Bridgewater round out the township with mid-century colonials. Properties along Dutton Mill Road include larger two-stories with L-shaped staircases that need curved rails.
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It comes down to the staircase, not the square footage. A straight-run install costs less than a curved rail, and because so much of Aston was built out as split-levels and colonials during the 1950s-60s boom, I quote a fair number of curved rails for the turn-at-the-landing layout that's common in those homes. The PA Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF) offers a Mini-Loan up to $7,000 at 0% interest or a Low-Interest Loan up to $60,000 at 3.75%, no income limit — that's usually the first place I point families before they look at Medicaid or county aid.
Yes — the Delaware County Whole Home Repair Program (WHRP), run through Habitat for Humanity MontDelco, covers up to $50,000 per home in accessibility repairs and lists stair lifts as an explicitly eligible item. It's funded through county ARPA money and the state's Whole Home Repair Act, so it's not a loan you pay back. Families can apply through Habitat MontDelco's inquiry form or call Delaware County at 610-891-4943 to start.
One-time purchase and install, no subscription. With homeownership in Aston at 88.6%, most people I install for are planning to stay put for years, so the lift gets treated as a permanent fixture rather than a rental. Rentals do exist for shorter situations — someone recovering from a hip surgery who only needs the lift for a few months — but that's the exception here, not the norm.
A straight staircase is usually done in a few hours. A curved rail takes longer because it's custom-built for that exact staircase, and I run into those regularly in Aston — split-levels and colonials from the township's big 1950s-60s building wave often have a turn at a half-landing instead of a straight flight. Either way, it's a same-day job in most cases.
No. The rail bolts to the treads of the stairs, not the wall, so trim and banisters stay untouched. Aston's flat-to-gently-rolling terrain near Chester Creek also means access to the house is usually straightforward — no hauling equipment up a steep grade — which keeps the job clean and contained to the staircase itself.
No. A stairlift rail sits along the existing tread line, so the staircase keeps its width and anyone else in the house can still use the stairs normally. That matters in Aston because a lot of the housing near Village Green-Green Ridge and the older sections of the township wasn't built with wide staircases to begin with, and a stairlift doesn't require reworking that.
Yes — the Whole Home Repair Program, administered by Habitat for Humanity MontDelco, covers up to $50,000 per home for health, safety, and accessibility work, and stair lifts are named specifically as an eligible service. Call Delaware County at 610-891-4943 or apply through the inquiry form at habitatmontdelco.org/home-repair-inquiry-form.
It can, through the environmental adaptations benefit, but there's no fixed dollar figure published — your managed care organization decides it case-by-case as part of your approved service plan, based on what's needed to keep you safely in the house. Start with Delaware County's Office of Services for the Aging (COSA) at 610-490-1300, which handles intake and assessment for CHC locally, or the statewide enrollment broker at 1-800-757-5042.
Veterans can look at the VA's Specially Adapted Housing grant, up to $126,526 for FY2026, or the Special Home Adaptation grant, up to $25,350 — both usable up to six times over a lifetime, and both can fund a stairlift as part of an approved adaptation. For non-Medicaid households, Pennsylvania's OPTIONS Program offers home modification help on a sliding-scale cost share, coordinated through the same Delaware County COSA line, 610-490-1300.
Aston Stairlift Specialist · 15+ yrs
I've worked jobs on both sides of Chester Creek, from the older streets around Village Green-Green Ridge to the newer builds closer to Neumann University, and the staircases split pretty evenly between a straight run and one turn at a landing — nothing unusual, just the layout you'd expect from a township built out mostly in the 1950s and 60s. Aston's flat-to-gently-rolling terrain also means I'm rarely fighting a steep driveway or a hillside lot to get a rail into the house, so most jobs here finish in a day. A few clients I've worked with over the years put in decades at Endless Pools, and it's a familiar pattern — hips or knees give out after years of physical work, and the stairs at home turn into the hardest part of the day before the rest of the house does.
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