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West Chester is a small city of 20,666 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It's about 25 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $491k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,666people
$491kTypical home
$1,731/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
30"Snow
238Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,666
- Part of a metro area
- About 11,195 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 25 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $491k (≈$3,094/mo)
- Median rent $1,731/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k)
- Low property crime (903 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 14% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 37% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ILG airport
- 20 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 463 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 113 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,493 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 411 bars within 25 mi
- 811 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 167 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 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