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Thorndale is a small town of 3,854 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 miles from Reading, PA and 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,854people
$342kTypical home
$1,945/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
30"Snow
223Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,854
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,070 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 25 mi to Reading, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,156/mo)
- Median rent $1,945/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ILG airport
- 28 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 305 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 97 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,386 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 147 bars within 25 mi
- 391 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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