Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,891, settled in 1824.
The best of Honey Brook’s subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for health and schools. Only 120 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on incomes. Honey Brook is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. Only 124 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on hazard risk. Honey Brook has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Honey Brook beats most towns.
1,713 counted in 2010 and 1,892 in 2020; an estimated 1,891 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Honey Brook is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 470 in 1880, 1,892 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1942 and 6 maps from 1905 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Honey Brook. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
20 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
40 mi MuseumPhiladelphia Museum of Art437K visitors a year
39 mi Stadium & arenaFranklin Field
39 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
34 mi Stadium & arenaSubaru ParkEastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Philadelphia Museum of Art: Unknown, Public domain · Franklin Field: NASA World Wind, Public domain · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Subaru Park: Something Original (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Honey Brook, 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 Honey Brook.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Honey Brook beats the Pennsylvania average on 10 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of adults binge drink in Honey Brook, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (16%). 29% of Honey Brook adults have high blood pressure.
| Honey Brook | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Honey Brook | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Honey Brook for work: only 4% work in town. 2.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Honey Brook, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Honey Brook has lost 40 jobs, to 198 in 2023.
| Honey Brook | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Honey Brook has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 12% of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (21% statewide). Honey Brook’s median age is 37.5 years. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Honey Brook | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Honey Brook | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Honey Brook's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. The violent crime rate in Honey Brook is 0 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Honey Brook | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.3 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Honey Brook Borough Park | — | 2 |
| 2. Honey Brook Township Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Honey Brook
About 3 of every 100 Honey Brook residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Honey Brook’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Honey Brook.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Honey Brook is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of the borough was 1,895 at the 2020 census. The borough is surrounded by Honey Brook Township, and both are referred to locally collectively as Honey Brook.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $273,000, 5% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
4 notable people were born here, including John Castle and Tom Patton.
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