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Toughkenamon is a tiny town of 804 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 32 miles from Lancaster, PA and 35 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $387k and rent runs about $2k a month.
804people
$387kTypical home
$2,185/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 804
- Part of a metro area
- About 390 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 32 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $387k (≈$2,442/mo)
- Median rent $2,185/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 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 27
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ILG airport
- 27 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 318 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 312 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.