Another notable thing is that Great Valley is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Great Valley’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Great Valley’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Great Valley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Great Valley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Great Valley is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.70 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small town, Great Valley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Great Valley rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.97% of adults 25 and older in Great Valley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Great Valley in 2022 was $38,644, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,576 for a family of four. However, Great Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Great Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Great Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Great Valley include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Great Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
