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A town of 7,463, settled in 1869. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
For most people who can afford it, yes. East Coventry Township grades A− overall, 339th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 93% of Pennsylvania towns. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 87% of U.S. towns and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 78% of the country. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $410K, 4.5 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. East Coventry Township’s median rent is $1,949 a month, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($1,114 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). East Coventry Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Stoddartsville Historic District and Fricks Locks Historic District. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
Where East Coventry Township beats most towns.
Where East Coventry 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 East Coventry Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,271 in 1930, 7,068 in 2020. The archive holds 6 maps from 1906 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Coventry Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw27 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw28 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw30 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Coventry 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 East Coventry Township.
East Coventry Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes, pairs an A for schools with high home prices and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
11 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The trail density in East Coventry Township is 1.0 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Sanatoga Preserve, 125 acres with 1.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ellis Woods Park | 3 mi | 75 |
| 2. Maack Farm | 2.1 mi | 73 |
| 3. Sanatoga Preserve | 1.7 mi | 125 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $410K.
Its public schools are run by Owen J Roberts SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Coventry El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 479 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
At 6.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 72% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
East Coventry Township’s property crime rate is 3.5 per 1,000 residents.
| East Coventry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 5,643 U.S. towns with household incomes like East Coventry Township’s, it is healthier than 51%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
30% of East Coventry Township adults have high blood pressure. East Coventry Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 34% of East Coventry Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| East Coventry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Coventry Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.7% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 836 in 2013 to 1,133. 24% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave East Coventry Township for work: only 4% work in town. 24% of workers work from home in East Coventry Township. Since 2013, East Coventry Township has added 297 jobs, to 1,133 in 2023.
| East Coventry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $121,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Coventry Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 22° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Coventry Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household earns $120,798, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania, one input to its B+ for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). East Coventry Township has grown 5.6% since 2020, to 7,463 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| East Coventry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 21% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| East Coventry Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
4 within 15 miles of the center of East Coventry Township
About 5 of every 100 East Coventry Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
2 places in East Coventry Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
East Coventry Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,068 at the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with East Coventry Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Coventry Township | #339 | A− | D | A | A | A− |
| South Coventry Township | #173 | A | C | — | A | A− |
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | #721 | B− | C− | B | B | B |
| North Coventry Township | #342 | A− | C | B | A | A− |
| Limerick Township | #281 | A− | C− | B | A | A− |
| Sanatoga | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Vincent Township | #46 | A+ | C+ | A | A | A− |
| Kenilworth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South Coventry Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Sanatoga and Kenilworth aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Coventry Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. East Coventry Township grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #339 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, A for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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