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Kenilworth is a small town of 2,013 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Reading, PA and 30 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,013people
$349kTypical home
$1,489/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
15"Snow
223Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,013
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,179 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Reading, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,200/mo)
- Median rent $1,489/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 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 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ABE airport
- 32 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,424 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 390 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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