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Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Avondale

$594kMedian Home
294Sunny Days/yr
66°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 1k· Elev. 269 ftWikipedia

Avondale is a borough in Chester County, in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,272 at the 2020 census.Wikipedia

State Context

PennsylvaniaU.S. state

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, forming the Mason-Dixon Line, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia, and the state capital is Harrisburg. Among all US states, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census, the ninth-highest by population density, and the 33rd-largest by land area.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 3.07%Avg sales tax: 6.34%Property tax: 1.36%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$594k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$91k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
0
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Climate

Sunshine
294
sunny days per year
81% of the year
Avg High Temp
66°F
annual average
Humidity
70%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
76/100
Great
Temp Swing
44°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
52"
inches per year
Snowfall
4"
inches per year
Air Quality
44
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population1k
Altitude269 ftabove sea level
Median Age43 yrs
College Educated20%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home7%of workforce

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