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Home to 4,118 people, this town lies in Pennsylvania.
Birmingham Township grades A+ overall and ranks 4th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It comes out better than almost every U.S. town. Where it does best is safety: it reports less crime per resident than 99% of U.S. towns. Add schools to its strengths — its schools rank ahead of 98% of Pennsylvania towns. A typical home there costs about $758K, 8.3 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. This Pennsylvania town has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Brandywine Battlefield and Brinton's Mill. 85% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more locally, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. On health, just 74 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Birmingham Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Birmingham Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 14.5% |
Where Birmingham Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Birmingham Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Brandywine Battlefield is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier. Its 11 National Register listings are more than in 95% of Pennsylvania towns with a listing.
Census counts: 338 in 1930, 4,081 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1763 and 6 maps from 1901 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Birmingham Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw24 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
4 mi GardenLongwood GardensUSS 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 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Birmingham Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Birmingham Township.
Birmingham Township has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania, has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm and sees little violent crime.
Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
In Birmingham Township, the property offense rate is 1 per 1,000 residents. No violent crime was reported locally.
| Birmingham Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 7.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 782 U.S. towns with household incomes like Birmingham Township’s, it is less healthy than 80%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
18% of Birmingham Township adults get no exercise outside work. Among adults locally, 28% have high blood pressure and 11% smoke cigarettes.
| Birmingham Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Birmingham Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
25.7% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
The typical journey to work for Birmingham Township comes to 31 minutes. The median commute is under 14 miles. 1.7% of residents live below the poverty line locally. Most people who work leave Birmingham Township to do it: just 4% work in town.
| Birmingham Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $215,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.6 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. Birmingham Hill Preserve, at 113 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Birmingham Township: 2, covering 159 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Birmingham Hill Preserve | 1 mi | 113 |
| 2. Sandy Hollow Heritage Park | 1 mi | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Birmingham Township’s FEMA hazard score is 25 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 10 claims locally since 1979. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 73% come from inland flooding and 5% from heat waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 23°; snowfall runs to about 12 inches a winter. Birmingham Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
14 within 15 miles of the center of Birmingham Township
About 2 of every 100 Birmingham Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
11 places in Birmingham Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Birmingham Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,081 at the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with Birmingham Township.
At #4 in PA, it grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Westtown Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Township | #4 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A+ | A |
| Chadds Ford Township | #269 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Pennsbury Township | #152 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Pocopson Township | #154 | A | C | — | A+ | A |
| Dilworthtown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thornbury Township | #212 | A | D | — | A | A |
| Westtown Township | #145 | A | D | — | A | A |
| East Bradford Township | #184 | A | D | — | A | A |
Chadds Ford Township, Pennsbury Township, Pocopson Township, Thornbury Township, Westtown Township and East Bradford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dilworthtown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Birmingham Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Birmingham Township grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #4 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health, A+ for safety and A+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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