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Exton is a big small town of 6,772 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 26 miles from Reading, PA and 26 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $554k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,772people
$554kTypical home
$2,202/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
30"Snow
223Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,772
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,166 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 26 mi to Reading, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $554k (≈$3,495/mo)
- Median rent $2,202/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 125 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 (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PHL airport
- 23 mi to PHL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,013 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 292 bars within 25 mi
- 637 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 119 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% 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
- 2 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