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The town, settled in 1817, counts 18,365 residents.
Plenty to like here, at a price. Health is its strong suit (A+): residents are healthier than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does well on schools (A): its schools outperform 90% of the state's. The catch is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $529K, 5.8 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking 164th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Nationally, it does better than 92% of U.S. towns. East Goshen Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Goodwin Acres and Goshenville Historic District. Just over a third of residents are 65 or older here, above both the Pennsylvania town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where East Goshen Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | East Goshen Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 14.5% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| East Goshen El Sch | K–5 | 510 |
| Saints Peter and Paul School | PK–8 | 464 |
| Pennsylvania Leadership CS | K–12 | 2,874 |
Where East Goshen 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 Goshen Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 739 in 1930, 18,421 in 2020. The archive holds 4 maps from 1954 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Goshen Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw20 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw22 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi MuseumLynnewood HallUSS 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 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Goshen 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 Goshen Township.
East Goshen Township has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania, pairs an A for schools with high home prices and has an unusually large share working from home.
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 7.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
East Goshen Township: 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours. In East Goshen Township, 13% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 9.5% smoke cigarettes.
| East Goshen Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | East Goshen Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 9.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
That grade comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $529K.
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Pennsylvania Leadership CS, with 2,874 students. 2 public schools serve East Goshen Township, with 3,384 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Goshen El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 510 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
In East Goshen Township, the FEMA risk score is 11 of 100. Expected losses in East Goshen Township break down as 60% from inland flooding and 9% from heat waves. Flood insurance has paid out on 12 claims in the town since 1999.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
26.4% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
The top destinations are Philadelphia (10%), West Goshen Township (6%) and Tredyffrin Township (6%). Most people who work leave East Goshen Township to do it: just 4% work in town. In East Goshen Township, the typical household income is $107,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in East Goshen Township dropped by 484, to 5,810.
| East Goshen Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 26% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Goshen Township brings chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 23°; snowfall runs to about 31 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For East Goshen Township, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. 0.7 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Ashbridge Preserve, at 56 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. East Goshen Park | 0.3 mi | 53 |
| 2. Ashbridge Preserve | — | 56 |
| 3. Grand Oak Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
20 within 15 miles of the center of East Goshen Township
About 6 of every 100 East Goshen Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
3 places in East Goshen Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
East Goshen Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,421 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with East Goshen Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Goshen Township | #164 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Willistown Township | #14 | A+ | D | A | A | A+ |
| West Goshen Township | #288 | A− | D | B− | A | A |
| East Whiteland Township | #124 | A | D | B+ | A | A+ |
| Westtown Township | #145 | A | D | — | A | A |
East Goshen Township and Westtown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East Goshen Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. East Goshen Township grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #164 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A+ for health 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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