Living in Unionville, PA
Unionville is a tiny town of 652 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 32 miles from Lancaster, PA and 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $474k and rent runs about $2k a month.
652people
$474kTypical home
$1,763/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
238Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 652
- Part of a metro area
- About 763 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 32 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $474k (≈$2,987/mo)
- Median rent $1,763/mo
- Median household income $132k
- 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
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 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 (41 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 30% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ILG airport
- 26 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,298 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 137 bars within 25 mi
- 381 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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.