New Garden TownshipPA
A town of 11,469, settled in 1802.
Is New Garden Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. New Garden Township grades B overall, 537th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 88% of the country and the median household earns $121K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $547K for a typical one and 6 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 50% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in New Garden Township, against 29% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Smedley Preserve, 123 acres with 4.4 miles of trail. New Garden Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 80% of U.S. towns.
What makes New Garden Township stand out
Where New Garden Township beats most towns.
How New Garden Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far New Garden Township is from typical.
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USS New Jersey and 155 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Garden Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
6 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
Big draw34 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryPhoto 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 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
Moving to New Garden Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Garden 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 New Garden Township.
New Garden Township sends many workers across the state line to Wilmington and has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm.
New Garden Township’s grade for health is an A
14% of New Garden Township adults report frequent mental distress. New Garden Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of New Garden Township adults have high blood pressure.
| New Garden Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | New Garden Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.7% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 8% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, New Garden Township’s schools beat 60% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Kennett Consolidated SD. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennett Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 902 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Very low risk in New Garden Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Garden Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 12.2% of New Garden Township
7.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Smedley Preserve | 4.4 mi | 123 |
| 2. New Garden Township Park | 2.8 mi | 76 |
| 3. White Clay Creek Preserve | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In New Garden Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
New Garden Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in nine working residents works right in New Garden Township
28% of working residents cross a state line to work, Wilmington among the top destinations. New Garden Township has about as many jobs (5,312) as working residents, but only 586 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave New Garden Township for work: only 11% work in town. New Garden Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes. Jobs based in New Garden Township grew to 5,312 in 2023, 444 more than in 2013.
| New Garden Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 17% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about New Garden Township
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of New Garden Township
About 3 of every 100 New Garden Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Famous people from New Garden Township
3 notable people were born in New Garden Township.
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About New Garden Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
New Garden Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, which was organized in 1714. The population was 11,363 at the 2020 census. New Garden is the center of the mushroom agribusiness in southeastern Pennsylvania with a higher concentration of composting, mushroom growing, packaging, and shipping businesses than in any other municipality in the area. It was named for the New Garden Friends' Meeting House, an eighteenth-century brick house of worship of the Religious Society of Friends, within its territorial limits.
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- Area
- 16 sq mi
- Elevation
- 472 ft
New Garden Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with New Garden Township.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B; Franklin Township (B+) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Garden Township | #537 | B | D | — | B | A |
| London Grove Township | #236 | A | C | — | A | A− |
| Franklin Township | #515 | B+ | D | — | A | A |
| Kennett Township | #263 | A | D | A+ | B | A |
| London Britain Township | #322 | A− | C | — | A | A |
| East Marlborough Township | #2 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A+ | A |
| Avondale | — | — | C+ | — | A | A |
Avondale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. New Garden Township, London Grove Township, Franklin Township, London Britain Township and Avondale report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare New Garden Township with a neighbor →
Questions about New Garden Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Garden Township, PA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. New Garden Township grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #537 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is New Garden Township, PA expensive?
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.
What is New Garden Township, PA known for?
3 notable people were born here, including William Maclay and Thomas R. Ross.