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Devon is a small town of 1,806 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $761k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,806people
$761kTypical home
$1,763/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
18"Snow
223Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,806
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,946 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 16 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $761k (≈$4,799/mo)
- Median rent $1,763/mo
- Median household income $219k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 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 48
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 83% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PHL airport
- 16 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 140 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,254 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 556 bars within 25 mi
- 1,079 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 196 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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.