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Londonderry Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C+, ranked 808th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The median household earns $123K. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $425K, 4.7 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 56% of the land in Londonderry Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 84 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life. Londonderry Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Moses Ross House and St. Milachi Church.
Where Londonderry Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 491 in 1930, 2,476 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1904 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Londonderry Township is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Londonderry Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw39 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
11 mi GardenLongwood GardensUSS 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 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Londonderry 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 Londonderry Township.
Londonderry Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania, sends most of its workers to West Goshen Township and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Its 4,061 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Pennsylvania towns.
5.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Londonderry Township has 212 jobs for its 1,165 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 36.8 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Londonderry Township for work: only 3% work in town. At 37 minutes, Londonderry Township’s average trip to work is above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Londonderry Township fell to 212 in 2023, 36 fewer than in 2013.
| Londonderry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $123,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Londonderry Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 5,327 U.S. towns with household incomes like Londonderry Township’s, it is less healthy than 76%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Londonderry Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Londonderry Township.
| Londonderry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Londonderry Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.4% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Londonderry Township
About 5 of every 100 Londonderry Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
2,149 counted in 2010 and 2,476 in 2020; an estimated 2,678 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 8.2% since 2020, after 15.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
3 places in Londonderry Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Londonderry Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2010 census.
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7 towns share a border with Londonderry Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Upper Oxford Township (B+) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Londonderry Township | #808 | C+ | C− | — | C+ | B |
| Highland Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | B |
| Upper Oxford Township | #469 | B+ | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Cochranville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Fallowfield Township | — | — | C+ | A+ | C+ | B− |
| West Marlborough Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penn Township | #149 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| London Grove Township | #236 | A | C | — | A | A− |
Highland Township and West Fallowfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Londonderry Township, Highland Township, Upper Oxford Township, Penn Township and London Grove Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cochranville and West Marlborough Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Londonderry Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Londonderry Township grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #808 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
2 notable people were born here, including John Fritz and Daniel Montgomery, Jr..
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