It is a fairly quiet borough because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Trafford has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Trafford has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Trafford than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Trafford may be for you.
In Trafford, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 62.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Trafford is very much a car-oriented borough. This is because the population of Trafford isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
As is often the case in a small borough, Trafford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Trafford citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.03% of adults in Trafford have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Trafford in 2022 was $57,426, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $229,704 for a family of four.
The people who call Trafford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Trafford residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Trafford include Slovak, Italian, Irish, German, and Lebanese.
The most common language spoken in Trafford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Serbo-Croatian and German/Yiddish.
