BerwynPA
A town of 3,680, settled in 1877.
Is Berwyn a good place to live?
71% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Berwyn, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Of the 315 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher typical home value than Berwyn. We don’t grade Berwyn yet; the figures below are still real.
Every workday, about 2,644 people come to Berwyn for work
Where Berwyn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
USS New Jersey and 188 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Berwyn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw16 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw15 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw17 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Berwyn: who provides what
Berwyn is unincorporated, so Chester County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Berwyn.
Homes in Berwyn are worth about $980K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Berwyn home is worth about $980,000, up 6.2% in a year, 3 times the Pennsylvania typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A job hub: Berwyn has 1.6 jobs for every working resident and draws in 2,644 commuters
Most working residents leave Berwyn for work: only 3% work in town. Berwyn’s median household income is $146,000, above both Pennsylvania’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Berwyn.
| Berwyn | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $146,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Berwyn stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is lower
Berwyn’s FEMA risk score is 2 of 100. Since 1980, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Berwyn.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Berwyn
Berwyn has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 10.3% of Berwyn
0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Berwyn is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Easttown Township Library Practice Field | — | 5 |
| 2. Berwyn Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A smaller share of adults sleep under 7 hours in Berwyn than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
31% of Berwyn adults sleep under 7 hours. Berwyn beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 9.9% of Berwyn adults smoke cigarettes.
| Berwyn | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Berwyn | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 9.9% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Berwyn
Colleges nearby
30 within 15 miles of the center of Berwyn
About 12 of every 100 Berwyn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Berwyn’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Berwyn.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwyn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Devon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Easttown Township | #43 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Tredyffrin Township | #62 | A+ | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Paoli | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tredyffrin Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Berwyn, Devon and Paoli aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Berwyn with a neighbor →
Questions about Berwyn
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Berwyn, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Berwyn yet; the figures below are still real.