Cost of Living in West Chester
West Chester's cost of living runs genuinely higher than the Pennsylvania statewide average on housing, alongside a real, disclosed combined local tax exposure.
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Learn moreGenuinely higher housing costs
West Chester's 2026 home-value figures ran $574,656-$586,122 depending on source -- well above both the Pennsylvania statewide and national medians.
A real, combined 1.25% local EIT
West Chester Borough's own combined municipal-plus-school-district Earned Income Tax runs 1.25% -- layered on Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state rate for a combined approximate 4.32% marginal rate.
A comparatively favorable property tax rate
Chester County's own effective property tax rate ran approximately 1.05% -- genuinely BELOW the Pennsylvania statewide average, even amid the county's overall high cost of living.
Key takeaways
- West Chester's housing costs run genuinely well above the Pennsylvania statewide and national medians.
- The combined local EIT (1.25%) plus PA state tax (3.07%) yields an approximate 4.32% combined marginal rate.
- Chester County's own effective property tax rate (approximately 1.05%) runs genuinely below the Pennsylvania statewide average.
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