Housing data for Chadds Ford, PA
Chadds Ford, PA has an estimated 1,341 residents and 521 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Chester County.
3.8% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,341 (±329)
- Housing units
- 521 (±121)
- Households that rent
- 3.8%
What stands out in Chadds Ford
Rental vacancy rate: 70.5% (±47.1 points) in Chadds Ford, higher than in Chester County (3.6%).
Households that rent: 3.8% (±5.4 points) in Chadds Ford, lower than in Chester County (24.9%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±10.4 points) in Chadds Ford, lower than in Chester County (14.3%).
Homes heated by fuel oil: 29.9% (±9.8 points) in Chadds Ford, higher than in Chester County (18.3%).
Housing in Chadds Ford at a glance
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 3.8% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $184,286 median household income
- Home values: $516,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,865 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $6,880 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 93.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 45.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 70.5% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 29.9% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
- Commute and cars: 34.6 minutes average trip to work
- How long people stay: 10.6% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 4.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Chadds Ford against Chester County, its state and the nation
| Chadds Ford | Chester County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,341 (±329) | 547,840 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 521 (±121) | 212,491 (±225) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 3.8% (±5.4 points) | 24.9% (±0.7 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,763 (±$28) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $184,286 (±$34,925) | $127,208 (±$2,511) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $516,300 (±$110,612) | $485,600 (±$4,003) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $6,880 (±$467) | $6,308 (±$63) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 45.2% (±17.5 points) | 44.9% (±1.0 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 34.6 minutes (±6.9) | 26.9 minutes (±0.4) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 93.3% (±9.7 points) | 94.7% (±0.4 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 42.6 years (±4.6) | 40.8 years (±0.2) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Chadds Ford covers 2.2 square miles of land, about 597 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
Crime reported to police in Chester County
Chadds Ford has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Chester County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Chester County recorded 86 violent and 579 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Chadds Ford
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19317 | 10% | 10,864 | $1,937 | $624,900 | $174,408 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Chadds Ford
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Township | 1.5 mi | — | $757,900 | 1.4% |
| Chadds Ford Township | 2.2 mi | $2,226 | $753,100 | 7.9% |
| Dilworthtown | 2.7 mi | — | $569,800 | 0.0% |
| Pocopson Township | 3.6 mi | — | $689,800 | 1.5% |
| Thornbury Township (Chester County) | 4.3 mi | $2,287 | $669,500 | 23.5% |
| Kennett Township | 4.8 mi | $2,189 | $563,800 | 22.8% |
| Concord Township (Delaware County) | 5.2 mi | $2,335 | $583,800 | 29.4% |
| Westtown Township | 5.2 mi | $2,389 | $616,200 | 16.9% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Chadds Ford, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,438 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $2,216 | $2,445 |
HUD income limits for Chadds Ford, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $25,800 | $42,950 | $68,750 |
| 2 people | $29,450 | $49,100 | $78,550 |
| 3 people | $33,150 | $55,250 | $88,350 |
| 4 people | $36,800 | $61,350 | $98,150 |
| 5 people | $39,750 | $66,300 | $106,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $71,200 | $113,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $76,100 | $121,750 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $81,000 | $129,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $122,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Chadds Ford is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Pennsbury Township, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Chadds Ford
What is the median household income in Chadds Ford?
The median household income in Chadds Ford is $184,286 (±$34,925) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Chadds Ford, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $516,300 (±$110,612) for owner-occupied homes in Chadds Ford (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Chadds Ford?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Chadds Ford, PA is $2,865 (±$657) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Chadds Ford?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Chadds Ford, PA is $6,880 (±$467) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Chadds Ford?
Chadds Ford, PA has an estimated 521 (±121) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Chadds Ford?
45.2% of homes in Chadds Ford, PA were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What ZIP codes are in Chadds Ford?
The ZIP code that covers Chadds Ford is 19317.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 19317?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 19317 is $1,937 (±$189) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chadds Ford CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chadds Ford CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chadds Ford CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chadds Ford CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Chadds Ford CDP, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Chadds Ford CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Chadds Ford CDP, Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Chadds Ford CDP, Pennsylvania (place:12440, in state:42).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .