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For most people who can afford it, yes. Thornbury Township grades A overall, 212th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $172K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 94% of the country and its schools outperform 90% of the state's. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $670K for a typical one and 7.3 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 71% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Thornbury Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Thornbury Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them William J. Barnard Residence and Squire Cheyney Farm.
Where Thornbury Township beats most towns.
Where Thornbury 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 Thornbury 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 9%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 244 in 1930, 3,177 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 6 maps from 1901 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Thornbury Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw22 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw24 mi MuseumLynnewood HallUSS 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Thornbury 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 Thornbury Township.
Thornbury Township has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania, pairs an A for schools with high home prices and has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm.
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 7.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 1,627 U.S. towns with household incomes like Thornbury Township’s, it is healthier than 52%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
10% of Thornbury Township adults report frequent physical distress. Thornbury Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 27% of Thornbury Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Thornbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Thornbury Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $670K.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Concept School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 31 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
2.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Squire Cheyney Farm Park | 0.8 mi | 22 |
| 2. Goose Creek Park | 0.5 mi | 11 |
| 3. WCUSC Thornbury Soccer Park | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Thornbury Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
29.7% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
2.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Thornbury Township. Most working residents leave Thornbury Township for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (8%), West Goshen Township (6%) and Tredyffrin Township (3%).
| Thornbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $172,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Thornbury Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
21 within 15 miles of the center of Thornbury Township
About 8 of every 100 Thornbury Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Thornbury Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Thornbury Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,017 at the 2010 census. It is adjacent to, and was once joined with, Thornbury Township, Delaware County.
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5 towns share a border with Thornbury Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbury Township | #212 | A | D | — | A | A |
| Thornbury Township | #246 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Birmingham Township | #4 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A+ | A |
| Westtown Township | #145 | A | D | — | A | A |
| Dilworthtown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cheyney University | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Thornbury Township, Thornbury Township and Westtown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dilworthtown and Cheyney University aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Thornbury Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Thornbury Township grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #212 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.
2 notable people were born here, including Daniel Garrison Brinton and Francis James.
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