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Phoenixville is a small city of 19,452 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $370k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,452people
$370kTypical home
$1,735/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
16"Snow
223Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,452
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,540 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 22 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $370k (≈$2,331/mo)
- Median rent $1,735/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" 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 (56 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (516 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 24% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PHL airport
- 24 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 7 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 125 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,735 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 489 bars within 25 mi
- 914 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 181 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 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