Upper Oxford TownshipPA
A town of 2,595.
Is Upper Oxford Township a good place to live?
Upper Oxford Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, ranked 469th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $115K. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 65% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $375K, 4.1 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Upper Oxford Township’s median household income is $115,000, against $81,000 in Pennsylvania’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Hosanna Church and Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places. Upper Oxford Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns.
What makes Upper Oxford Township stand out
Where Upper Oxford Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Upper Oxford Township for work
Where Upper Oxford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Upper Oxford Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Upper Oxford Township is from typical.
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Longwood Gardens and 66 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Oxford Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
19 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and Library
31 mi Stadium & arenaSubaru Park
24 mi LandmarkFort Christina
19 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
14 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of PennsylvaniaPhoto credits
Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Subaru Park: Something Original (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Christina: Jerrye & Roy Klotz MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain
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Moving to Upper Oxford Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Upper Oxford 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Upper Oxford Township.
Upper Oxford Township sends most of its workers to Philadelphia and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Most working residents commute out of Upper Oxford Township
Upper Oxford Township has 296 jobs for its 1,151 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Upper Oxford Township for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Upper Oxford Township is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Philadelphia (5%), West Goshen Township (3%) and Lower Oxford Township (3%).
| Upper Oxford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Upper Oxford Township’s schools beat 62% of Pennsylvania districts
One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen View PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 28 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Low risk in Upper Oxford Township, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Upper Oxford Township since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Upper Oxford Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Upper Oxford Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Upper Oxford Township earns a B+ for health
Against the 6,498 U.S. towns with household incomes like Upper Oxford Township’s, it is less healthy than 67%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
30% of adults have high blood pressure in Upper Oxford Township. Upper Oxford Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 76% of adults had a checkup this year in Upper Oxford Township.
| Upper Oxford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Upper Oxford Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Pennsylvania’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. 24% of Upper Oxford Township residents are under 18. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Upper Oxford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Upper Oxford Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Upper Oxford Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Oxford Township
About 5 of every 100 Upper Oxford Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Upper Oxford Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Upper Oxford Township is a township that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 2,484.
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- Area
- 17 sq mi
- Elevation
- 558 ft
Upper Oxford Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Upper Oxford Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Oxford Township | #469 | B+ | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Lower Oxford Township | #594 | B | C | — | B | B |
| Colerain Township | #874 | C | C+ | — | C+ | C |
| Penn Township | #149 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Londonderry Township | #808 | C+ | C− | — | C+ | B |
| Sadsbury Township | #868 | C | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| West Fallowfield Township | — | — | C+ | A+ | C+ | B− |
West Fallowfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Upper Oxford Township, Lower Oxford Township, Colerain Township, Penn Township, Londonderry Township and Sadsbury Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Upper Oxford Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Upper Oxford Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Upper Oxford Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Upper Oxford Township grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #469 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and B for schools.
Is Upper Oxford Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.