CochranvillePA
A town of 590, settled in 1802.
Is Cochranville a good place to live?
13% of residents are under 18 in Cochranville, against 20% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Cochranville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
590 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Longwood Gardens and 93 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cochranville. Close and well known come first.
14 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
39 mi Park & preserveSchuylkill River
40 mi MuseumPhiladelphia Museum of Art437K visitors a year
39 mi Stadium & arenaFranklin Field
18 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and Library
30 mi Stadium & arenaSubaru ParkPhoto credits
Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Schuylkill River: Emy111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Philadelphia Museum of Art: Unknown, Public domain · Franklin Field: NASA World Wind, Public domain · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Subaru Park: Something Original (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Cochranville: who provides what
Cochranville 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 Cochranville.
A typical Cochranville home is worth about $499K
The typical Cochranville home is worth about $499,000, up 1.8% in a year, 74% above the Pennsylvania typical home. 83% of households own their home in Cochranville, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 73%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Very low risk in Cochranville, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Cochranville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Cochranville for work: only 3% work in town. Cochranville’s median household income is $116,000. Since 2013, Cochranville has added 25 jobs, to 125 in 2023.
| Cochranville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $116,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Cochranville
Cochranville has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Cochranville is
Cochranville beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Cochranville.
| Cochranville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Cochranville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.8% | 5.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Cochranville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cochranville
About 5 of every 100 Cochranville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
97% of working residents leave Cochranville for work
Where Cochranville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Cochranville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cochranville, PA a good place to live?
Cochranville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.