Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Sadsbury Township grades B+ overall, 509th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $117K and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 89% of U.S. towns. On the other side, its schools rank behind 78% of the state's. 28% of the land in Sadsbury Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 124 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on the outdoors. Sadsbury Woods Preserve, at 388 acres with 4.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Sadsbury Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,071 in 1930, 4,125 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1904 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Sadsbury Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sadsbury Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw39 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
15 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
39 mi MuseumAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
38 mi Park & preserveSchuylkill RiverLincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: See below, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schuylkill River: Emy111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sadsbury 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 Sadsbury Township.
Sadsbury Township reports less crime than West Caln Township or any other graded neighbor and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
5.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. At 0.9 miles per square mile, Sadsbury Township’s trail density is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sadsbury Woods Preserve | 4.2 mi | 388 |
| 2. Bert Reel Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A tops all 4 graded towns on its borders; West Caln Township (A) comes closest. At 5.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 76% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
Sadsbury Township’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Sadsbury Township | 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) | 4.6 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sadsbury Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here fell from 2,377 in 2013 to 1,352.
Most working residents leave Sadsbury Township for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Sadsbury Township is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Sadsbury Township has lost 1,025 jobs, to 1,352 in 2023.
| Sadsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $117,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sadsbury 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 6,212 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sadsbury Township’s, it is less healthy than 76%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Sadsbury Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 76% of Sadsbury Township adults had a checkup this year.
| Sadsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sadsbury Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.9% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. 42% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Sadsbury Township. Sadsbury Township has grown 15% since 2020, to 4,741 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Sadsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 21% | 18% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Sadsbury Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,700, single groups can be off by several points
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sadsbury Township
About 1 of every 100 Sadsbury Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3,570 counted in 2010 and 4,125 in 2020; an estimated 4,741 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 15% since 2020, after 15.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Sadsbury Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,125 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Sadsbury Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Valley Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadsbury Township | #509 | B+ | C | A | C− | B |
| West Sadsbury Township | — | — | C | B− | C+ | B− |
| Parkesburg | #826 | C+ | C | A− | C+ | B− |
| Valley Township | #645 | B | C+ | A− | C− | B |
| West Caln Township | #690 | B− | C− | A | C− | B |
West Sadsbury Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Sadsbury Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Sadsbury Township grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #509 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health, A for safety and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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