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Eagle is a tiny town of 413 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 miles from Reading, PA and 30 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $319k and rent runs about $2k a month.
413people
$319kTypical home
$2,046/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
223Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 413
- Part of a metro area
- About 939 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 22 mi to Reading, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $319k (≈$2,010/mo)
- Median rent $2,046/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 29" 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
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PHL airport
- 27 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 492 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,576 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 175 bars within 25 mi
- 462 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 81 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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