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A town of 3,879. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Few places in the country grade higher. Pennsbury Township earns an A, 152nd among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $168K, its public schools beat 98% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation, and it is healthier than 96% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $672K for a typical one and 7.4 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 78% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pennsbury Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Pennsbury Township has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them William Harvey House and Barns-Brinton House. Among 1,010 Pennsylvania towns, just one has a higher rent at the middle of the market than Pennsbury Township.
Where Pennsbury Township beats most towns.
Where Pennsbury Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Pennsbury Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 13%), so the A overall blends very different results.
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Its 11 National Register listings are more than in 95% of Pennsylvania towns with a listing.
Census counts: 678 in 1930, 3,876 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1901 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pennsbury Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
3 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw26 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pennsbury 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 Pennsbury Township.
Pennsbury Township has schools in the top 5% of Pennsylvania, sends many workers across the state line to Wilmington and keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania.
That grade ranks #12 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $672K.
Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Pennsbury Township teach 674 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillendale El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 346 | A+ |
| Chadds Ford El SchTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 328 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 6.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 1,768 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pennsbury Township’s, it is healthier than 75%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
On the CDC’s 26 measures, Pennsbury Township is ahead of Pennsylvania on 17 and behind on 1. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Pennsbury Township. In Pennsbury Township, nearly one in ten adults report frequent physical distress, and 9.3% smoke cigarettes.
| Pennsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pennsbury Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 9.3% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its 2,158 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 93% of Pennsylvania towns.
The biggest place to walk is Longwood Gardens, 92 acres with 1 miles of trail. Across 1 park or preserve: 6.2 miles of trail. The trail density for Pennsbury Township comes to 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Longwood Gardens | 1 mi | 92 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Of the losses FEMA expects in Pennsbury Township, 68% come from inland flooding and 6% from heat waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. 8 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1996.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
29% of working residents cross a state line to work, Wilmington among the top destinations. 29.6% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Only 5% of working residents stay in Pennsbury Township for work; the rest commute out. Among residents in the town, 2.3% live below the poverty line. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 141, to 1,124. The town’s typical journey to work is 31 minutes.
| Pennsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $168,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical July afternoon high in the town is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
16 within 15 miles of the center of Pennsbury Township
About 3 of every 100 Pennsbury Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
11 places in Pennsbury Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Pennsbury Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,604 at the 2010 census.
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5 towns share a border with Pennsbury Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsbury Township | #152 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Chadds Ford Township | #269 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Birmingham Township | #4 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A+ | A |
| Pocopson Township | #154 | A | C | — | A+ | A |
| Kennett Township | #263 | A | D | A+ | B | A |
| East Marlborough Township | #2 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A+ | A |
Pennsbury Township, Chadds Ford Township and Pocopson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pennsbury Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Pennsbury Township grades A overall, better than 93% of U.S. towns and #152 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A+ for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
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