Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town of 4,045 people was settled in 1872.
West Pikeland Township’s strongest is health (A+). Add incomes to its strengths: the median household earns $226K. The drawback is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $653K, 7.1 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. All told, that adds up to an A+ overall and a rank of 33rd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. On that grade it does better than almost every U.S. town. Only 50 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on the outdoors. The town has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Lightfoot Mill and Chester Springs Historic District. 78% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, above both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US · National Register of Historic Places.
Where West Pikeland Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | West Pikeland Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.9% | 14.5% |
30.3% 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 West Pikeland Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Lightfoot Mill is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 592 in 1930, 4,024 in 2020. The archive holds 7 maps from 1906 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Pikeland Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw25 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw27 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw25 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 West Pikeland 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 Pikeland Township.
West Pikeland Township is the healthiest town in Pennsylvania, has schools in the top 5% of Pennsylvania and keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania.
Its 1,922 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 90% of Pennsylvania towns.
The biggest park or preserve is Bryn Coed Preserve, at 161 acres. There are 16 miles of trail across 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in West Pikeland Township is 1.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Binky Lee Preserve | 3.8 mi | 113 |
| 2. Walnut Lane Park | 2.6 mi | 75 |
| 3. Bryn Coed Preserve | 0.8 mi | 161 |
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 $653K.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 305 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
It is the healthiest of the 1,035 Pennsylvania towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 5.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
No town among the 1,035 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than West Pikeland Township. The share of adults in West Pikeland Township who smoke cigarettes: 7.8%. Among 1,035 Pennsylvania towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who have obesity than West Pikeland Township.
| West Pikeland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | West Pikeland Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
West Pikeland Township’s rate of thefts and burglaries stands at 2.4 per 1,000 residents. In West Pikeland Township, the violent crime rate is 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
| West Pikeland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
West Pikeland Township has 434 jobs for its 1,966 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 47.1% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
In West Pikeland Township, 0.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave West Pikeland Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs in West Pikeland Township grew by 54 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 434. For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away.
| West Pikeland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $226,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 0.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical July afternoon high for West Pikeland Township comes to 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in West Pikeland Township is lower. 77% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Paid flood insurance claims here since 2019: 2.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
10 within 15 miles of the center of West Pikeland Township
About 4 of every 100 West Pikeland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where West Pikeland Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in West Pikeland Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
West Pikeland Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,024 at the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with West Pikeland Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Pikeland Township | #33 | A+ | C− | A+ | A+ | A+ |
| Uwchlan Township | #63 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| East Pikeland Township | #119 | A | D | A | B+ | A |
| West Vincent Township | #10 | A+ | C− | A+ | A | A+ |
| Charlestown Township | #69 | A+ | C− | — | A | A+ |
Charlestown Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare West Pikeland Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. West Pikeland Township grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #33 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 C−.
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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