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Caln is a small town of 2,220 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 miles from Reading, PA and 34 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,220people
$248kTypical home
$1,342/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
31"Snow
238Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,220
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,761 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 25 mi to Reading, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,561/mo)
- Median rent $1,342/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,277 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 51% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ILG airport
- 30 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,284 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 125 bars within 25 mi
- 375 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 80 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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