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Parkesburg is a small town of 3,937 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Lancaster, PA and 42 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,937people
$306kTypical home
$1,201/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
31"Snow
238Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,937
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,102 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 21 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,929/mo)
- Median rent $1,201/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 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 (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (195 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LNS airport
- 36 mi to PHL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 918 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 250 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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.