West Chester, PA Housing


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United States / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area / Chester County / West Chester / Zip Codes
West Chester, PA is a desirable area to live in and is known for its high housing value. The median value of housing in West Chester is $555,100, which is significantly higher than the US House Median Value of $338,100. Moreover, the US 1 year House Appreciation was 8.27%, while the House 1 year appreciation in West Chester was 12.61%. Clearly, West Chester provides a great investment opportunity for those looking to buy property and experience strong returns on their investment.

The median home cost in West Chester is $555,100. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 62.9%. Home Appreciation in West Chester is up 13.5%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of West Chester real estate is 74 years old
The Rental Market in West Chester
- Renters make up 60.7% of the West Chester population
- 1.9% of houses and apartments in West Chester, are available to rent
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Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingWest Chester, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  7,240.0139,647,020.0
  6742
  $555,100$338,100
  13.5%16.6%
  42.2%57.0%
  62.9%101.1%
  $11.23$10.98
  $4,562$2,690
  31.1%57.4%
  5.6%11.2%
  63.3%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  1.9%1.9%
  1.3%0.4%
  0.3%0.7%
  0.4%0.4%
  0.0%3.6%
  1.8%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  0.5%2.6%
  0.3%2.4%
  0.0%2.8%
  0.0%3.9%
  1.1%4.5%
  1.5%11.3%
  2.2%13.0%
  11.7%20.1%
  31.3%13.6%
  23.8%8.3%
  19.0%9.7%
  7.7%3.9%
  0.5%2.2%
  0.5%0.8%
  0.0%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  4.6%13.6%
  4.6%13.6%
  3.9%13.6%
  4.6%13.2%
  14.4%14.8%
  3.9%13.6%
  7.9%10.0%
  5.1%4.7%
  41.8%12.2%
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Phyllis · West Chester, PA
Try it, You'll (most likely) Like it!
Over 3 years ago

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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Lady Ann · New Canaan, CT
Where's the nice, charming part of town? Is the p
Over 12 years ago

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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Abhd · West Chester, PA
West Chester pa
Over 12 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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