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Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Phoenixville

$504kMedian Home
289Sunny Days/yr
View on Map· Pop. 19k· Elev. 138 ftWikipedia

Phoenixville is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the borough is situated at the junction of French Creek and the Schuylkill River. The population was 18,602 at the 2020 census.Wikipedia

About the RegionMid-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
$2k/mo
Median Rent
$504k
Median Home Price
Rent burden26% of income
Household Income
$92k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
89
School Rating
6.6/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Climate

Sunshine
289
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Comfort Score
70/100
Good
Rainfall
48"
inches per year
Air Quality
47
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population19k
Altitude138 ftabove sea level
Median Age35 yrs
College Educated51%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home22%of workforce
Poverty Rate10%

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