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Honey Brook is a small town of 1,941 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Reading, PA and 42 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,941people
$273kTypical home
$1,185/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
24"Snow
223Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,941
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,052 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Reading, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,720/mo)
- Median rent $1,185/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 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 (21 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LNS airport
- 39 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 901 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 238 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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