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Berwyn is a small town of 3,680 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $639k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,680people
$639kTypical home
$1,757/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
18"Snow
223Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,680
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,977 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 16 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $639k (≈$4,032/mo)
- Median rent $1,757/mo
- Median household income $146k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PHL airport
- 16 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 446 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 138 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 556 bars within 25 mi
- 1,040 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 188 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.