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Chester Heights is a small town of 2,948 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,948people
$343kTypical home
$2,454/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
238Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,948
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,332 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,164/mo)
- Median rent $2,454/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (327 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,674 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 29% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PHL airport
- 12 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,050 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 519 bars within 25 mi
- 1,002 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 183 museums within 25 mi
- 70 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: D+24 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk