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Cornwells Heights is a small town of 1,319 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 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 $359k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,319people
$359kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
235Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,319
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,777 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 11 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,266/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TTN airport
- 21 mi to PHL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 135 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,330 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 559 bars within 25 mi
- 1,208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 171 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bucks County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk