Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,488.
West Fallowfield Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for safety, an A for the outdoors, and an A− for history. On safety, just 30 of Pennsylvania’s 634 towns do better. 45% of the land in West Fallowfield Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 142 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life. West Fallowfield Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge and Bridge in West Fallowfield Township. West Fallowfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where West Fallowfield Township beats most towns.
Where West Fallowfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far West Fallowfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1880.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Fallowfield Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
20 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and Library
31 mi Stadium & arenaSubaru Park
17 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
25 mi LandmarkFort Christina
12 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of PennsylvaniaLongwood 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 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Christina: Jerrye & Roy Klotz MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Fallowfield 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 Fallowfield Township.
West Fallowfield Township reports less crime per resident than 99% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. At 0.8 per 1,000 residents, West Fallowfield Township’s property crime rate is against 5.7 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. The violent crime rate in West Fallowfield Township is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| West Fallowfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Octorara Area SD. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Octorara Area JSHS, with 703 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octorara Area MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 304 | – |
| Octorara Area JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 703 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
14 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Wolf's Hollow County Park, 543 acres with 10 miles of trail. West Fallowfield Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wolf's Hollow County Park | 10 mi | 543 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in West Fallowfield Township since 2019.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave West Fallowfield Township for work: only 9% work in town. 2.6% of residents live below the poverty line in West Fallowfield Township. Jobs based in West Fallowfield Township grew to 725 in 2023, 73 more than in 2013.
| West Fallowfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
West Fallowfield Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
West Fallowfield Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 76% of West Fallowfield Township adults had a checkup this year.
| West Fallowfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | West Fallowfield Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of West Fallowfield Township
About 2 of every 100 West Fallowfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 places in West Fallowfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
West Fallowfield Township is a township that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,566 at the time of the 2010 census. The township includes the unincorporated village of Cochranville.
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6 towns share a border with West Fallowfield Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Fallowfield Township | — | — | C+ | A+ | C+ | B− |
| Sadsbury Township | #868 | C | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Londonderry Township | #808 | C+ | C− | — | C+ | B |
| Cochranville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Oxford Township | #469 | B+ | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Highland Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | B |
| West Sadsbury Township | — | — | C | B− | C+ | B− |
West Fallowfield Township, Highland Township and West Sadsbury Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sadsbury Township, Londonderry Township, Upper Oxford Township and Highland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cochranville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare West Fallowfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $337,000. 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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