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Yes, by almost any measure. Upper Uwchlan Township earns an A+, 22nd among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $191K, it reports less crime per resident than 97% of U.S. towns, and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 97% of the country. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $620K, 6.8 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 74% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Upper Uwchlan Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). On the outdoors, just 48 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. Upper Uwchlan Township's public schools beat 96% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation.
Where Upper Uwchlan Township beats most towns.
24.6% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Upper Uwchlan 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 12%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 597 in 1930, 12,275 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 7 maps from 1906 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Uwchlan Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw30 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw31 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS 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 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Upper Uwchlan 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 Upper Uwchlan Township.
Upper Uwchlan Township has schools in the top 5% of Pennsylvania, has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and has seen reported crime fall by about half.
19 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Upper Uwchlan Township’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Marsh Creek State Park, 1,366 acres with 16.1 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marsh Creek State Park | 16.1 mi | 1,366 |
| 2. Upland Farms Park | 0.5 mi | 47 |
| 3. Hickory Park | 0.5 mi | 32 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A+ ranks #42 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $620K.
Its public schools are run by Downingtown Area SD. One of its 5 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickering Valley El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 423 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 47 to 22 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Upper Uwchlan Township is 1.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Upper Uwchlan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 6.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 1,105 U.S. towns with household incomes like Upper Uwchlan Township’s, it is healthier than 62%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
9.2% of adults report frequent physical distress in Upper Uwchlan Township. Upper Uwchlan Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 16 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Upper Uwchlan Township.
| Upper Uwchlan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Upper Uwchlan Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 11.4% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Upper Uwchlan Township since 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 2,650 in 2013 to 3,482. 32.3% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
1.6% of Upper Uwchlan Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Upper Uwchlan Township has added 832 jobs, to 3,482 in 2023. 32% of Upper Uwchlan Township workers work from home.
| Upper Uwchlan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 32% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $191,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Upper Uwchlan Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Uwchlan Township
About 4 of every 100 Upper Uwchlan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Upper Uwchlan Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Upper Uwchlan Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Upper Uwchlan Township (; [ˈɪuxlan]) is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,227 at the 2010 census. The township included the community of Milford Mills before it was inundated by the creation of the Marsh Creek Dam in 1972. The main population center of the township has grown surrounding the historic Eagle Tavern at the intersection of Route 100 and Little Conestoga Road. This major unincorporated community is known as the village of Eagle, but also sometimes known as Uwchlan. That is the address of the local post office.
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6 towns share a border with Upper Uwchlan Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Uwchlan Township | #22 | A+ | D | A+ | A+ | A+ |
| East Brandywine Township | #12 | A+ | C− | A+ | A+ | A |
| Uwchlan Township | #63 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| West Vincent Township | #10 | A+ | C− | A+ | A | A+ |
| East Nantmeal Township | — | — | D | — | A | A |
| Eagleview | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wallace Township | #238 | A | C− | — | A+ | A+ |
East Nantmeal Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. East Nantmeal Township and Wallace Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Eagleview isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Upper Uwchlan Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Upper Uwchlan Township grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #22 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A+ for health, A+ for safety 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.
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