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South Pottstown is a small town of 1,893 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Reading, PA and 32 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,893people
$264kTypical home
$1,213/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
15"Snow
223Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,893
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,243 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 16 mi to Reading, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,664/mo)
- Median rent $1,213/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" 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 (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ABE airport
- 34 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 197 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 101 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 335 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 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