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For most people who can afford it, yes. Abington Township grades A− overall, 388th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. It is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns and its schools outperform 83% of the state's. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $411K for a typical one and 4.5 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Abington Township’s concentration of trails is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Abington Township is home to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington. Abington Township has 4 places on the National Register.
Where Abington Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Abington Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 14.5% |
Census counts: 2,703 in 1890, 58,502 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 1892 and 6 maps from 1893 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Abington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Abington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw3 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw12 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw11 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw12 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaLynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Abington Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Abington Township.
Abington Township has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
In 22 parks and preserves, walkers have 17 miles of trail. Lorimer Park, at 210 acres with 6.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lorimer Park | 6.3 mi | 210 |
| 2. Ardsley Wildlife Sanctuary | 1.5 mi | 79 |
| 3. Ardsley Park | 0.7 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
That grade comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $411K.
The public schools here belong to Abington SD. Three of the 18 schools are below, and why each made the list. 6 public schools serve Abington Township, with 3,302 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abington MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 2,044 | C+ |
| Abington SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,692 | B− |
| Rydal El SchTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 569 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 8.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
The share of adults in Abington Township who report frequent physical distress: 11%. Among adults in the town, 12% smoke cigarettes, against 17% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. In Abington Township, 18% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Abington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Abington Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 11.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $5,855, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
A typical home in Abington Township is worth about $411,000, up 2% in a year, 43% above the Pennsylvania typical home. In Abington Township, the going rate for rent is $1,493 a month. 77% of households are owner-occupiers in the town.
| Abington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,493 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
295 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 52 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 87% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims in Abington Township since 1979: 295. 55% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 13%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Abington Township after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The seasons in Abington Township: chilly winters, warm summers, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 24°; snowfall runs to about 8 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 24.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 82% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 1,418 to 1,058 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
For Abington Township, the rate of reported violence is 0.6 per 1,000 residents. Abington Township’s rate of thefts and burglaries comes in at 17.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Abington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 17.2 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The top destinations are Philadelphia (30%), Horsham Township (3%) and Upper Dublin Township (3%). Just nearly a tenth of Abington Township’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Abington Township shed 2,980 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 21,641. Abington Township: 22% of workers work from home.
| Abington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
43 within 15 miles of the center of Abington Township
About 6 of every 100 Abington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
2 colleges in town.
4 places in Abington Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
56 notable people were born in Abington Township.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Abington Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is adjacent to Northeast Philadelphia and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area.The population was 58,502 as of the 2020 census, making it the second most populous township in Montgomery County after Lower Merion Township. The population density is 3603.3 per square mile (1,377/km2), making it the second most densely populated township in Montgomery County after Cheltenham Township. Abington Township is one of Montgomery County's oldest communities, dating back before 1700 and being incorporated in 1704. It is home to some of the county's oldest transportation routes, industries and churches. Many …
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10 towns share a border with Abington Township.
Philadelphia next door grades lower for schools (D to Abington Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Township | #388 | A− | C− | C+ | A− | A |
| Jenkintown | #181 | A | D | B+ | A | A |
| Upper Dublin Township | #25 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Rockledge | #175 | A | C | B | A− | A |
| Cheltenham Township | #755 | C+ | D | D− | B+ | A |
| Glenside | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philadelphia | #1011 | D | B− | D− | D | C |
| Lower Moreland Township | #52 | A+ | C− | B+ | A | A |
Glenside isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Abington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Abington Township grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #388 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
56 notable people were born here, including Matthew Fox and Mike Vogel.
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