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Downingtown is a big small town of 8,255 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 26 miles from Reading, PA and 30 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $354k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,255people
$354kTypical home
$1,518/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
30"Snow
223Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,255
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,773 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 26 mi to Reading, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $354k (≈$2,231/mo)
- Median rent $1,518/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.3% 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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,458 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ILG airport
- 26 mi to PHL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,492 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 165 bars within 25 mi
- 425 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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