West Chester (WC) is an awesome borough. It has a university and lots of shops/restaurants. Downtown WC has all kinds of activities throughout the year....everything from a chili cookoff, to bike races, to restaurant week. Politically, Chester County is fairly blue. There is a black community within WC... I dont know how large though. I believe that Chester County is still the #1 county in PA (lowest crime, best health care, etc). WC isn't that far from Philly, which is the 6th largest city in the country. Unfortunately, WC has no trains to Philly.

I used to work in that area and my boss was black. She raised a family in the WC area and I never heard her complain or raise any concerns.

WC has gone through lots of change over the last few decades. It went from being a pretty rough area to being a highly sought after area to live!

Sorry...I just kind of rambled all of the facts I remember when I was there 😁

Media is nice too. It has many of the same amenities as WC, but much more expensive and it doesn't have a college/university. Media does have a train to Philly though.

Personally, I don't think you can go wrong with either one. I know people that live in both and they embrace diversity.