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Avondale is a small town of 1,084 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 31 miles from Lancaster, PA and 37 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $301k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,084people
$301kTypical home
$1,400/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
26"Snow
238Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,084
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,240 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 31 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $301k (≈$1,898/mo)
- Median rent $1,400/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 45% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ILG airport
- 29 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,065 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 302 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chester County: D+14 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk