Exton, Pennsylvania.
Typical home $623,884 (+3.1% in a year), asking rent $2,422 (+3.7%). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,781 (+119%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $18,808 +3%
- $605,076$623,884 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $157,001 +34%
- $466,883$623,884 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Exton$3,275
- Pennsylvania$1,507
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.
Typical home values in Exton, PA rose 3.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Asking rents in Exton, PA rose 3.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +2.7%.
Owning the typical home in Exton runs $2,196/mo more than renting one. The gap peaked at $2,204 in Jan 2025.
That is $4,618 a month against $2,422 rent: a $3,275 mortgage payment, plus $675 property tax and $668 insurance & upkeep.
Owning vs renting — Exton
The owning line is the typical home's monthly payment at that month's rate, plus property tax and insurance & upkeep; the renting line is the typical asking rent; the grey line is the mortgage payment on its own. Same homes, same months, both ways of paying for a roof.
- Owning all in$4,618
- Renting$2,422
- Mortgage only$3,275
Property tax · $675/mo 1.30% of value a year — the ACS 2020-2024 median bill over the median home value for Chester County, PA
Insurance & upkeep · $668/mo insurance, maintenance and repairs together, from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey — the national figure for mortgaged homeowners, scaled to this market's home value. BLS publishes the three bundled and they cannot be split.
Both are priced off the same month's home value, so they rise with the market. Neither is a quote — a specific home's bill depends on its assessment, its age and its insurer.
Living in Exton, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Exton, in Chester County, had 5,622 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $120,697 a year and half less, against $127,208 across Chester County; 3% of its people live below the poverty line. 29% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 71% are rented. Unemployment in Chester County was 3.3% in August 2026, and the county had 0.9% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in professional services, then schools and health care.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Exton is a small community in Chester County, home to a younger population than many American towns. Most households rent rather than own, a good deal more than across the county as a whole, and incomes run a little below the county's. Most adults hold a four-year degree, and few people live below the poverty line. Winters are cold and snowy, summers are warm, and rain and melted snow fall generously through the year.
Work. Residents work mainly in professional and business services, in schools, hospitals and social care, in banks, insurance and property, and in manufacturing. Some of the largest workplaces in Exton are retail ones, among them Target, Walmart and Giant Food Stores. Many people work from home, and the typical commute for those who travel to a job is a moderate one.
Things to do. For a day out, Philadelphia's museums and landmarks are a longer drive away. Independence Hall is an archaeological site in the heart of the old city, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the city's best-known museums, and Lincoln Financial Field is a stadium for those who like to catch a game. Each is a longer drive, so they suit a planned outing more than an evening stroll.
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- 2,899households
- 69%of adults have a degree
- 3%below the poverty line
- 28 mintypical commute
- 38%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Chester County had 253,659 jobs in 2025, 0.9% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 40° and lows near 20°; warmest in July, with highs near 86° and lows near 64°. About 30 inches of snow and 51 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the West Chester Northwest weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Exton
- TargetDiscount department stores218
- WalmartDiscount department stores210
- Giant Food StoresGrocery stores175
- Produce JunctionFruit & vegetable market85
- Kohl's64
- Reedman Toll Subaru Of ExtonAutomobile dealers, new only or new and used62
- Macy'sDepartment stores52
- Sevita 205054_NROther residential care facilities50
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 15 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,155 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Winter weatherRelatively high
- DroughtRelatively moderate
- Strong windRelatively moderate
- Inland floodingRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Exton’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Chester County and the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro.
Exton home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Exton$623,884
- Pennsylvania$287,078
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 6 Exton listings — the market is roughly in balance.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Exton16.35%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Exton26
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Exton15
Zip codes with a Exton address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Exton — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.