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A town of 3,854 in Pennsylvania.
Thorndale’s typical 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.
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 2% in value. 67% of households are owner-occupiers in Thorndale.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The median household income in Thorndale is $99,000. Only 1% of working residents stay in Thorndale for work; the rest commute out. Among residents locally, 2.4% live below the poverty line. Employers in Thorndale shed 252 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,088.
| 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
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 32 inches a winter. Summers in Thorndale are warm, and winters chilly, snowy, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Thorndale, the share who smoke cigarettes is 13%. In Thorndale, 28% of adults have high blood pressure, and 20% binge drink.
| 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
In Thorndale, 44% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. People 65 and older are 15% of residents (20% statewide). Its median age comes in at 38.4 years.
| 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
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.4 miles of trail. Thorndale’s concentration of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| 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
On expected storm and flood damage, Thorndale sits above 56% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 78% come from inland flooding.
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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