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Oxford is a big small town of 5,825 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 miles from Lancaster, PA and 47 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,825people
$314kTypical home
$1,308/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
19"Snow
238Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,825
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,967 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 25 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,979/mo)
- Median rent $1,308/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (367 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ILG airport
- 40 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 739 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.