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Elverson is a small town of 1,458 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Reading, PA and 38 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $370k and rent runs about $826 a month.
1,458people
$370kTypical home
$826/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
223Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,458
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,462 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 14 mi to Reading, PA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $370k (≈$2,333/mo)
- Median rent $826/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LNS airport
- 37 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 975 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 259 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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