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13,353people live here $59,256median household income▼ 27% below US $1,471median rent per monthNear US average $194,000median home value▼ 42% below US

What it's like to live in Coatesville

Coatesville is a small city in Pennsylvania with home prices that remain within reach, county unemployment below the national average, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Coatesville deals with household incomes below the national average, crime rates above the national average, college degree attainment below the national average, and a poverty rate above the national average.

The good

Affordable home prices
Low unemployment in the county
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Crime above national average
Low college degree attainment
High poverty rate
High rent burden for renters
Cold winters

How Coatesville compares

Median household income

Coatesville$59,256

Pennsylvania avg$77,971

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Coatesville$1,471

Pennsylvania avg$1,209

US$1,413

Median home value

Coatesville$194,000

Pennsylvania avg$254,500

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Coatesville

Based on Coatesville's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,942

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $58,840 a year
62% of Coatesville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$38,800

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $19,400
Homes cost 3.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,471/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,471 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $194,000. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $194,000 · 62% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.2% county unemployment

Unemployment in Chester County is 3.2%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Chester County (county-wide)

Safety▲ 117% above US

716 violent crimes per 100k

Crime is a real factor here, with violent rates significantly above the national average. That doesn't make the whole city a write-off, but it does mean specific neighborhoods deserve real research before signing a lease.

Property crime 1477/100k · Coatesville Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25.1 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 9% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

68%

Carpool

16%

Work from home

8.8%

Public transit

3.3%

Other

2.3%

Walk

1.9%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 83°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 24°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 45% below US

20% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (16 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Coatesville's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and county unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and crime rates above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,471/mo) equals 30% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low).

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