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Paoli is a big small town of 6,362 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $481k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,362people
$481kTypical home
$1,995/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
21"Snow
223Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,362
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,157 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 19 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $481k (≈$3,034/mo)
- Median rent $1,995/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 0.9% 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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PHL airport
- 18 mi to PHL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 132 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,000 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 533 bars within 25 mi
- 974 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 185 museums within 25 mi
- 69 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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