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Coatesville is a big small town of 13,353 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 miles from Reading, PA and 36 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,353people
$194kTypical home
$1,471/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
31"Snow
238Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,353
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,386 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 25 mi to Reading, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,223/mo)
- Median rent $1,471/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (629 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,313 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ILG airport
- 32 mi to PHL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 348 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 332 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 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