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Hayti is a small town of 1,803 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Lancaster, PA and 38 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,803people
$283kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
238Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,803
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,292 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 24 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,785/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" 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 51
- 16% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ILG airport
- 33 mi to PHL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 600 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 86 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,095 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 300 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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