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A town of 3,854.
Thorndale’s median rent is $1,945 a month, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($1,115 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Thorndale. The biggest park or preserve is Caln Park, at 20 acres. We don’t grade Thorndale yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Thorndale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1999.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Thorndale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw32 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw33 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
Thorndale is unincorporated, so Chester County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Thorndale.
The typical Thorndale home is worth about $419,000, up 2% in a year, 46% above the Pennsylvania typical home. 67% of Thorndale households own their home, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (78%) and U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Thorndale for work: only 1% work in town. 2.4% of Thorndale residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Thorndale has lost 252 jobs, to 1,088 in 2023.
| Thorndale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Thorndale has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Thorndale beats the Pennsylvania average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Thorndale.
| Thorndale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Thorndale | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 15% of residents (20% statewide). The median age in Thorndale is 38.4 years. 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Thorndale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Thorndale | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Thorndale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Caln Park | 0.4 mi | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Thorndale
About 4 of every 100 Thorndale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Thorndale is a census-designated place in Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,407 at the 2010 census. Thorndale is the commercial and administrative center of Caln Township. The community's main street is U.S. Route 30 Business. Many of Thorndale's old houses fell into disrepair from the late 1990s to present and have been torn down and replaced with new businesses. Thorndale is historically notable for containing a summer house of U.S. President James Buchanan, which still stands and has been incorporated into a golf course and turned into a restaurant. The community contains the Thorndale Fire Station and Caln Elementary School, part of the Coa…
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2 towns share a border with Thorndale.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorndale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caln Township | #796 | C+ | C− | C+ | C− | A− |
| West Bradford Township | #213 | A | D | — | A+ | A |
West Bradford Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Thorndale isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Thorndale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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