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Malvern is a small town of 3,435 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $522k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,435people
$522kTypical home
$2,169/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
223Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,435
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,726 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $522k (≈$3,290/mo)
- Median rent $2,169/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (15 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (260 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PHL airport
- 18 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 130 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,894 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 517 bars within 25 mi
- 945 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 181 museums within 25 mi
- 66 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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