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Last Updated: Data published February 2017. This is the most current data available as of May 2024.
Source: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, 2015, ADR 024, Analytical Data Report, Land Use in the Delaware Valley
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| Geography | Total Acres | Single-family Residential |
Multi-family Residential |
Industrial | Transportation | Utility | Commercial | Community Services |
Military | Recreation | Agriculture | Mining | Wooded | Vacant | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County | 485,468 | 19.2% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 8.6% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 34.9% | 0.2% | 25.9% | 3.0% | 1.0% |
| Atglen Boro. | 567 | 26.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 11.2% | 1.0% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 31.1% | 0.0% | 19.7% | 3.6% | 0.2% |
| Avondale Boro. | 315 | 22.9% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 10.3% | 0.0% | 14.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 13.6% | 6.2% | 11.3% | 14.6% | 2.8% |
| Birmingham Twp. | 4,173 | 30.8% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 11.3% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 24.4% | 0.0% | 20.5% | 4.0% | 1.9% |
| Caln Twp. | 5,697 | 23.7% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 16.2% | 0.8% | 5.8% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 29.3% | 5.4% | 0.4% |
| Charlestown Twp. | 8,010 | 20.2% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 8.9% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 26.2% | 1.0% | 36.2% | 2.2% | 0.4% |
| Coatesville City | 1,183 | 14.8% | 19.4% | 6.5% | 18.1% | 0.5% | 8.8% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 19.6% | 4.8% | 1.0% |
| Downingtown Boro. | 1,417 | 14.0% | 11.3% | 6.9% | 19.4% | 0.2% | 7.6% | 5.8% | 0.0% | 12.0% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 10.9% | 5.4% | 1.5% |
| East Bradford Twp. | 9,683 | 25.7% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 9.7% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 26.2% | 0.0% | 28.3% | 3.2% | 1.1% |
| East Brandywine Twp. | 7,144 | 31.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 11.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 16.5% | 0.0% | 27.6% | 5.6% | 0.8% |
| East Caln Twp. | 2,357 | 17.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 14.8% | 0.6% | 10.7% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.9% | 9.8% | 22.6% | 5.6% | 3.0% |
| East Coventry Twp. | 6,911 | 26.6% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 9.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 39.5% | 0.0% | 16.6% | 0.9% | 1.9% |
| East Fallowfield Twp. | 10,006 | 18.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 36.9% | 0.7% | 32.3% | 2.5% | 0.7% |
| East Goshen Twp. | 6,497 | 39.1% | 6.2% | 0.6% | 18.1% | 0.2% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 7.5% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 2.9% | 0.8% |
| East Marlborough Twp. | 9,942 | 19.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 8.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 44.5% | 0.0% | 16.9% | 2.6% | 0.8% |
| East Nantmeal Twp. | 10,475 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 35.3% | 0.0% | 46.2% | 3.1% | 0.8% |
| East Nottingham Twp. | 12,869 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 6.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 57.1% | 0.0% | 13.9% | 3.0% | 0.5% |
| East Pikeland Twp. | 5,684 | 25.2% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 10.5% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 29.7% | 0.0% | 22.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| East Vincent Twp. | 8,733 | 22.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 7.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 41.8% | 0.0% | 15.7% | 2.6% | 1.8% |
| East Whiteland Twp. | 7,035 | 18.8% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 18.1% | 2.8% | 12.7% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 19.4% | 6.0% | 1.1% |
| Easttown Twp. | 5,281 | 47.6% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 18.4% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 0.0% | 15.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% |
| Elk Twp. | 6,450 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 52.5% | 0.0% | 32.4% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Elverson Boro. | 643 | 18.3% | 9.0% | 2.3% | 11.7% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 6.4% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 12.6% | 0.0% | 20.3% | 10.3% | 0.4% |
| Franklin Twp. | 8,394 | 20.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 6.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 41.0% | 0.0% | 26.4% | 2.4% | 0.6% |
| Highland Twp. | 10,995 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 75.3% | 0.0% | 19.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Honey Brook Boro. | 305 | 40.0% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 18.3% | 0.2% | 12.3% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 18.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.1% |
| Honey Brook Twp. | 16,132 | 10.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 54.4% | 0.5% | 23.4% | 2.0% | 1.4% |
| Kennett Square Boro. | 691 | 41.5% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 20.4% | 0.4% | 10.8% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 6.7% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Kennett Twp. | 9,901 | 24.0% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 9.5% | 0.4% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 26.8% | 0.0% | 27.0% | 6.0% | 0.7% |
| London Britain Twp. | 6,273 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 28.0% | 0.0% | 39.6% | 1.8% | 0.9% |
| London Grove Twp. | 11,035 | 15.6% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 6.6% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 47.8% | 0.0% | 18.3% | 4.9% | 0.7% |
| Londonderry Twp. | 7,284 | 8.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 63.9% | 0.0% | 19.7% | 2.8% | 0.3% |
| Lower Oxford Twp. | 11,741 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 59.2% | 0.0% | 18.0% | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| Malvern Boro. | 821 | 24.7% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 15.2% | 0.0% | 10.4% | 7.5% | 0.0% | 9.9% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 26.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Modena Boro. | 229 | 21.7% | 0.3% | 11.3% | 7.5% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 6.7% | 0.0% | 45.6% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| New Garden Twp. | 10,408 | 20.6% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 9.2% | 0.1% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 4.0% | 33.6% | 0.0% | 18.8% | 5.6% | 1.0% |
| New London Twp. | 7,514 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 38.5% | 0.0% | 24.3% | 3.0% | 0.6% |
| Newlin Twp. | 7,751 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 47.8% | 0.0% | 37.7% | 2.2% | 1.4% |
| North Coventry Twp. | 8,693 | 22.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 9.6% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 23.6% | 0.0% | 35.3% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Oxford Boro. | 1,254 | 25.6% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 15.3% | 0.7% | 6.4% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 24.6% | 0.0% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 0.1% |
| Parkesburg Boro. | 810 | 38.0% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 18.4% | 0.9% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 9.8% | 1.6% | 12.9% | 2.1% | 0.1% |
| Penn Twp. | 6,161 | 16.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 7.9% | 0.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 48.0% | 0.0% | 15.3% | 5.2% | 0.6% |
| Pennsbury Twp. | 6,423 | 22.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 8.6% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 27.3% | 0.0% | 34.2% | 3.2% | 1.1% |
| Phoenixville Boro. | 2,376 | 23.2% | 9.6% | 1.1% | 16.6% | 1.0% | 9.7% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 15.2% | 6.4% | 5.0% |
| Pocopson Twp. | 5,330 | 20.0% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 7.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 35.5% | 0.0% | 24.0% | 5.9% | 1.4% |
| Sadsbury Twp. | 3,957 | 16.0% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 7.9% | 0.5% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 40.7% | 0.0% | 24.5% | 2.6% | 0.2% |
| Schuylkill Twp. | 5,695 | 32.8% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 12.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 12.2% | 0.0% | 22.9% | 2.4% | 4.1% |
| South Coatesville Boro. | 1,126 | 8.3% | 2.3% | 13.9% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 0.8% | 3.7% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 0.0% | 43.5% | 6.4% | 1.5% |
| South Coventry Twp. | 4,872 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.5% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 30.7% | 0.0% | 42.2% | 2.1% | 0.6% |
| Spring City Boro. | 529 | 32.5% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 14.7% | 1.1% | 9.3% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 7.7% | 0.0% | 15.2% | 1.0% | 6.2% |
| Thornbury Twp. | 2,485 | 34.6% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 13.7% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 0.0% | 19.9% | 8.1% | 0.7% |
| Tredyffrin Twp. | 12,699 | 36.5% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 21.3% | 1.3% | 7.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 6.9% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 17.3% | 2.0% | 0.4% |
| Upper Oxford Twp. | 10,697 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 69.6% | 0.0% | 18.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Upper Uwchlan Twp. | 7,496 | 27.3% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 12.2% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 14.2% | 0.0% | 23.8% | 7.9% | 6.9% |
| Uwchlan Twp. | 6,685 | 34.2% | 2.9% | 0.2% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 6.4% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 9.5% | 0.0% | 17.9% | 4.7% | 0.4% |
| Valley Twp. | 3,818 | 19.8% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 17.2% | 1.0% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 10.9% | 0.0% | 32.3% | 5.2% | 0.4% |
| Wallace Twp. | 7,759 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.5% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 21.3% | 0.0% | 43.4% | 4.3% | 1.3% |
| Warwick Twp. | 12,083 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 28.5% | 0.4% | 54.6% | 2.1% | 0.6% |
| West Bradford Twp. | 11,870 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 24.4% | 0.0% | 33.2% | 3.6% | 0.5% |
| West Brandywine Twp. | 8,538 | 25.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 9.1% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 28.6% | 0.0% | 28.6% | 2.9% | 0.9% |
| West Caln Twp. | 14,021 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 7.0% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 31.1% | 0.0% | 35.1% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| West Chester Boro. | 1,181 | 28.9% | 13.0% | 0.8% | 21.7% | 0.0% | 15.7% | 8.6% | 0.0% | 6.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| West Fallowfield Twp. | 11,661 | 5.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 71.2% | 0.0% | 17.9% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| West Goshen Twp. | 7,669 | 37.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 22.2% | 0.4% | 9.3% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 13.8% | 2.0% | 1.1% |
| West Grove Boro. | 417 | 48.7% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 19.8% | 0.3% | 7.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 7.9% | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| West Marlborough Twp. | 10,914 | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 77.5% | 0.0% | 19.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| West Nantmeal Twp. | 8,643 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 49.5% | 0.0% | 29.7% | 2.0% | 1.3% |
| West Nottingham Twp. | 9,003 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 37.9% | 0.0% | 44.2% | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| West Pikeland Twp. | 6,370 | 23.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 8.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 28.4% | 0.0% | 35.6% | 2.4% | 0.6% |
| West Sadsbury Twp. | 6,816 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 2.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 60.5% | 0.0% | 19.5% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| West Vincent Twp. | 11,401 | 14.9% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 39.5% | 0.1% | 34.9% | 3.2% | 0.9% |
| West Whiteland Twp. | 8,270 | 24.1% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 19.5% | 1.7% | 10.1% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 10.1% | 0.3% | 19.0% | 4.7% | 0.4% |
| Westtown Twp. | 5,527 | 39.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 15.5% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 15.8% | 0.0% | 15.9% | 3.6% | 0.6% |
| Willistown Twp. | 11,668 | 25.6% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 10.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 30.1% | 0.0% | 24.8% | 1.5% | 0.7% |
