Living in Dilworthtown, PA
Dilworthtown is a small town of 1,090 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $570k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,090people
$570kTypical home
$1,763/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,090
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,717 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 24 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $570k (≈$3,593/mo)
- Median rent $1,763/mo
- Median household income $177k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 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 56
- 29% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ILG airport
- 18 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,572 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 435 bars within 25 mi
- 843 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 172 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 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.