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A town of 3,759, settled in 1843.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Wallace Township grades A overall, 238th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $182K. Its public schools beat 96% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation and it is healthier than 96% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $593K, 6.5 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 65% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Wallace Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). On walkability, just 145 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Wallace Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Springton Manor Farm and William Ferguson Farm.
Where Wallace Township beats most towns.
20.7% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Wallace Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 11%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 630 in 1930, 3,711 in 2020. The archive holds 7 maps from 1905 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wallace Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw34 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw34 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 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 Wallace 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 Wallace Township.
Wallace Township has schools in the top 5% of Pennsylvania, has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and sends most of its workers to Uwchlan Township and beyond.
18 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The trail density in Wallace Township is 1.5 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Marsh Creek State Park, 412 acres with 8.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marsh Creek State Park | 8.7 mi | 412 |
| 2. Springton Manor Farm | 6.4 mi | 297 |
| 3. Wagenseller Park | 0.3 mi | 14 |
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 C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $593K.
Its public schools are run by Downingtown Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springton Manor El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 555 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 7.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 1,290 U.S. towns with household incomes like Wallace Township’s, it is healthier than 59%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
31% of Wallace Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Wallace Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 16 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 10% of Wallace Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Wallace Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wallace Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 11.9% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wallace Township has 343 jobs for its 1,723 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 23.8% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
1.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Wallace Township. Since 2013, Wallace Township has lost 84 jobs, to 343 in 2023. 24% of workers work from home in Wallace Township.
| Wallace Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $183,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 24% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wallace Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wallace Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4 within 15 miles of the center of Wallace Township
About 4 of every 100 Wallace Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Wallace Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Wallace Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Wallace Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,458 at the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Wallace Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Township | #238 | A | C− | — | A+ | A+ |
| East Nantmeal Township | — | — | D | — | A | A |
| West Brandywine Township | #696 | B− | D | A | C− | A− |
| Upper Uwchlan Township | #22 | A+ | D | A+ | A+ | A+ |
| West Nantmeal Township | — | — | C | — | A− | B+ |
East Nantmeal Township and West Nantmeal Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wallace Township, East Nantmeal Township and West Nantmeal Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Wallace Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Wallace Township grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #238 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A+ for health and A+ for schools. Walkability 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 C−.
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