Fox ChasePA
This town in Pennsylvania has a population of 1,575.
Is Fox Chase a good place to live?
Fox Chase’s mean commuting time is 17 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Fox Chase. We don’t grade Fox Chase yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Fox Chase for work
Where Fox Chase’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Hersheypark and 58 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fox Chase. Close and well known come first.
37 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
26 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
39 mi GardenLongwood Gardens5 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
12 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
29 mi Theme parkDutch WonderlandPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Fox Chase: who provides what
Fox Chase is unincorporated, so Berks 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 Fox Chase.
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Fox Chase work out of town
Fox Chase had 18 jobs in 2023, down 236 from 2013. The middle household income locally is $121,000. The top destinations are Reading (14%), Muhlenberg Township (11%) and Wyomissing (4%). The share of residents in Fox Chase who live below the poverty line: 2.9%.
| Fox Chase | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Young adults are less common in Fox Chase than in Pennsylvania
27% of Fox Chase residents are 65 or older. Four-year graduates: 36% of adults 25 and older here, 35% across Pennsylvania. For Fox Chase, the median age is 51.3 years.
| Fox Chase | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Fox Chase | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 1.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Fox Chase
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 22°, with about 27 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults had a checkup this year in Fox Chase than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
13% of adults smoke cigarettes in Fox Chase. Against the Pennsylvania average, Fox Chase comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 2.
| Fox Chase | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Fox Chase | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer smokers | 13.4% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.6% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Fox Chase, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Fox Chase than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Fox Chase
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Fox Chase
About 2 of every 100 Fox Chase residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Fox Chase
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Fox Chase is a census-designated place in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately four miles north of the city of Reading along the Schuylkill River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,622 residents.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
Fox Chase’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Fox Chase.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Chase | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riverview Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bern Township | #401 | B+ | C− | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Muhlenberg Township | #844 | C | C | B− | C | B− |
Fox Chase and Riverview Park aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fox Chase with a neighbor →
Questions about Fox Chase
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