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Chester, VA vs West Chester, PA

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- West Chester has 9.2% more rainy days than Chester.
- West Chester has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Chester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, West Chester scores 2.7% worse than Chester
 Chester, VAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall7  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny205  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4492443
Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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