West Sadsbury TownshipPA
2,458 residents make their home in this town in Pennsylvania.
Is West Sadsbury Township a good place to live?
West Sadsbury Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and walkability; its weakest is a C for cost of living. 28% of residents are under 18 in West Sadsbury Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. 23% of the land in West Sadsbury Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 100 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest place to walk is Jim Landis Woodland Preserve, 30 acres with 1.4 miles of trail. West Sadsbury Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes West Sadsbury Township stand out
Where West Sadsbury Township beats most towns.
Every workday, about 2,182 people come to West Sadsbury Township for work
Where West Sadsbury Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How West Sadsbury Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far West Sadsbury Township is from typical.
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Longwood Gardens and 79 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Sadsbury Township. Close and well known come first.
16 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
22 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and Library
14 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
32 mi Stadium & arenaSubaru Park
28 mi LandmarkFort Christina
11 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of PennsylvaniaPhoto credits
Longwood 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 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Subaru Park: Something Original (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Christina: Jerrye & Roy Klotz MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain
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Moving to West Sadsbury Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Sadsbury 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in West Sadsbury Township.
West Sadsbury Township has 2.0 jobs for every working resident, and 2,182 people commute in
12% of residents live below the poverty line in West Sadsbury Township. Just 8% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, West Sadsbury Township has added 464 jobs, to 2,267 in 2023. For West Sadsbury Township, the average trip to work is 31 minutes.
| West Sadsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in West Sadsbury Township fall behind 62% of Pennsylvania districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood View Amish School C/O Emmanuel Dienner CH PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 25 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
For the outdoors, West Sadsbury Township earns a B
Walkers can cover 2.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in West Sadsbury Township: 2, covering 34 acres. For West Sadsbury Township, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jim Landis Woodland Preserve | 1.4 mi | 30 |
| 2. West Sadsbury Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a low hazard risk in West Sadsbury Township: inland flooding
The risk rating from FEMA in West Sadsbury Township is 28 of 100. FEMA puts 50% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to drought. Since 1984, West Sadsbury Township has seen 6 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in West Sadsbury Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 22°, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Pennsylvania overall
The median age for West Sadsbury Township comes to 33.2 years. Children under 18 are 27% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (38% statewide). Also worth knowing: 16% of West Sadsbury Township residents are 65 or older. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 28%, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| West Sadsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.8 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| West Sadsbury Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 6.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
West Sadsbury Township reports more crime per resident than 55% of U.S. towns
In West Sadsbury Township, the property offense rate is 14.8 per 1,000 residents. The town’s violent offense rate is 1.2 per 1,000 residents.
| West Sadsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 14.8 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
West Sadsbury Township stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with fewer of its adults who had a checkup this year
Among adults in West Sadsbury Township, 19% binge drink and 18% smoke cigarettes. The share of adults in West Sadsbury Township who have high blood pressure: 30%.
| West Sadsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | West Sadsbury Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.5% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about West Sadsbury Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of West Sadsbury Township
About 4 of every 100 West Sadsbury Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About West Sadsbury Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
West Sadsbury Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,444 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 817 ft
West Sadsbury Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with West Sadsbury Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Sadsbury Township | — | — | C | B− | C+ | B− |
| Sadsbury Township | #868 | C | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Christiana | — | — | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Sadsbury Township | #509 | B+ | C | A | C− | B |
| Atglen | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Parkesburg | #826 | C+ | C | A− | C+ | B− |
| West Fallowfield Township | — | — | C+ | A+ | C+ | B− |
| West Caln Township | #690 | B− | C− | A | C− | B |
West Sadsbury Township, Christiana, Atglen and West Fallowfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sadsbury Township, Christiana and Atglen report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare West Sadsbury Township with a neighbor →
Questions about West Sadsbury Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Sadsbury Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.