CochranvillePA
This town of 590 people was 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.
Zillow puts the typical Cochranville home at about $499K
83% of Cochranville households own their home. Home values are up 1.8% over the year to September 2026.
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 damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 93% of U.S. communities. 48% of Cochranville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by inland flooding at 25%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Cochranville work out of town
Employers in Cochranville added 25 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 125. Only 3% of working residents stay in Cochranville for work; the rest commute out. For Cochranville, the typical household income is $116,000. The median commute is under 16 miles.
| 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
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall 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
The share of adults in Cochranville who have been diagnosed with depression: 26%. Among adults in the town, 17% report frequent physical distress and 25% say their health is fair or poor.
| 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.