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Chester Springs, PA
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Living in Chester Springs



Chester Springs is a medium-sized town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 16,285 people and three associated neighborhoods, Chester Springs is the 57th largest community in Pennsylvania. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Chester Springs, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Chester Springs, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Chester Springs’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Chester Springs does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $217,520.00.

Chester Springs home prices are not only among the most expensive in Pennsylvania, but Chester Springs real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Chester Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 35.47% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Chester Springs is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Chester Springs a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Chester Springs has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Chester Springs’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Chester Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.00 minutes every day commuting to work.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Chester Springs. 79.06% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Chester Springs in 2022 was $85,734, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $342,936 for a family of four.

Chester Springs is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chester Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chester Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chester Springs include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

Chester Springs also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.46%.

The most common language spoken in Chester Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Other Asian languages.


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