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Chadds Ford is a small town of 1,341 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 27 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $516k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,341people
$516kTypical home
$1,763/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
22"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,341
- Part of a metro area
- About 597 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 27 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $516k (≈$3,256/mo)
- Median rent $1,763/mo
- Median household income $184k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 22" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 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 43
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ILG airport
- 19 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 299 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 98 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,200 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 334 bars within 25 mi
- 706 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 138 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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.