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A good place to live, if you can afford it. Its strongest subject is schools (A+): its public schools beat 96% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. West Bradford Township’s overall grade is A, better than 89% of U.S. towns. That places it 213th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Health is another plus (A): it is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns. What counts against it is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $488K, 5.3 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Its National Register listings include Humphry Marshall House and Humphry Marshall House. The town’s typical rent is $2,348 a month, against $1,114 a month in Pennsylvania’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where West Bradford Township beats most towns.
Humphry Marshall House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| West Bradford El Sch | K–5 | 623 |
| Bradford Hgts El Sch | K–5 | 534 |
| Creative Kids of Downingtown | K | 9 |
Humphry Marshall House is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier. Its 12 National Register listings are more than in 96% of Pennsylvania towns with a listing.
Census counts: 1,558 in 1930, 14,316 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 6 maps from 1901 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far West Bradford Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Bradford Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw30 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw32 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Bradford 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 West Bradford Township.
West Bradford Township has schools in the top 5% of Pennsylvania, has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and sends most of its workers to Philadelphia and beyond.
That grade ranks #42 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $488K.
Downingtown Area SD runs its public schools. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. The 2 public schools in West Bradford Township teach 1,157 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bradford El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 623 | A |
| Bradford Hgts El SchTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 534 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 2,147 U.S. towns with household incomes like West Bradford Township’s, it is healthier than 53%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
West Bradford Township: 78% of adults had a checkup this year. 14% of adults in West Bradford Township report frequent mental distress; 29% have high blood pressure.
| West Bradford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | West Bradford Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Since 2003, West Bradford Township has seen 11 flood insurance claims paid out. West Bradford Township’s FEMA risk score comes in at 9 of 100. FEMA puts 58% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to heat waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The biggest park or preserve is Brandywine Meadows Preserve, at 69 acres. Walkers can cover 8.9 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stroud Preserve | 0.5 mi | 40 |
| 2. Brandywine Meadows Preserve | 0.4 mi | 69 |
| 3. Broad Run Park | 0.2 mi | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
West Bradford Township has 1,225 jobs for its 7,067 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 27.8% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in West Bradford Township rose by 164, to 1,225. Only 4% of working residents stay in West Bradford Township for work; the rest commute out. Its median household income stands at $161,000. Half commute less than 15 miles.
| West Bradford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $161,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 28% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
West Bradford Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 31 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6 within 15 miles of the center of West Bradford Township
About 7 of every 100 West Bradford Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
12,223 counted in 2010 and 14,316 in 2020; an estimated 14,780 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
12 places in West Bradford Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
West Bradford Township is a township that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,316 at the time of the 2020 census.
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8 towns share a border with West Bradford Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bradford Township | #213 | A | D | — | A+ | A |
| East Bradford Township | #184 | A | D | — | A | A |
| Pocopson Township | #154 | A | C | — | A+ | A |
| East Caln Township | #122 | A | D | — | A+ | A |
| East Fallowfield Township | #648 | B− | D | A+ | C− | B |
| Newlin Township | — | — | C | — | A+ | A− |
| Caln Township | #796 | C+ | C− | C+ | C− | A− |
| Downingtown | #437 | B+ | C− | C+ | A+ | A |
Newlin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. West Bradford Township, East Bradford Township, Pocopson Township, East Caln Township and Newlin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare West Bradford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. West Bradford Township grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #213 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health 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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