Lower Chichester TownshipPA
A town of 3,394.
Is Lower Chichester Township a good place to live?
Lower Chichester Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $142K for a typical one, or 1.6 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 821st among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its crime rate is higher than 89% of U.S. towns, with 15 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2024. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Lower Chichester Township’s property crime rate is 26.7 per 1,000 residents, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 6.7 and U.S. towns at 11.5. Lower Chichester Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 83% of U.S. towns.
What makes Lower Chichester Township stand out
Where Lower Chichester Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Lower Chichester Township for work
Where Lower Chichester Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lower Chichester Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lower Chichester Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for safety (better than 11%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
USS New Jersey and 160 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Chichester Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw17 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw23 mi MuseumLynnewood HallPhoto credits
USS 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 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Lower Chichester Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Chichester 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lower Chichester Township.
For safety, Lower Chichester Township earns a D
The violent crime rate in Lower Chichester Township is 4.5 per 1,000 residents. Lower Chichester Township reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Lower Chichester Township’s schools rank behind 70% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Chichester SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linwood El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 249 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Lower Chichester Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lower Chichester Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lower Chichester Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Lower Chichester Township for work: only 2% work in town. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Lower Chichester Township. Jobs based in Lower Chichester Township fell to 489 in 2023, 99 fewer than in 2013.
| Lower Chichester Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Lower Chichester Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The Philadelphia Intl Ap weather station, 11 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 224 days, the highest of 3,547 Pennsylvania places with climate records.
Lower Chichester Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Lower Chichester Township’s July high is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lower Chichester Township has set aside 4.5% of its land for conservation
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Lower Chichester Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hewes Avenue Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Lower Chichester Township are less healthy than 53% of U.S. towns
Lower Chichester Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 43% of Lower Chichester Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Lower Chichester Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lower Chichester Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.6% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lower Chichester Township
Colleges nearby
14 within 15 miles of the center of Lower Chichester Township
About 4 of every 100 Lower Chichester Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Lower Chichester Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lower Chichester Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,469 at the 2010 census. It contains the census designated place of Linwood.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 98 ft
Lower Chichester Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Lower Chichester Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Chichester Township | #821 | C+ | B+ | D | C | B− |
| Linwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Hook | — | — | B+ | — | C | D |
| Upper Chichester Township | #790 | C+ | C | C+ | C | B |
| Trainer | — | — | B | C | C | C− |
| Boothwyn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Marcus Hook and Trainer have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Marcus Hook reports no FBI crime data of its own. Linwood and Boothwyn aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lower Chichester Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lower Chichester Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lower Chichester Township, PA a good place to live?
Lower Chichester Township grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #821 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, D for safety and C for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Lower Chichester Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.