Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 13,585.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Amity Township grades A− overall, 373rd of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. It reports less crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $118K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $248K for a typical one and 3.1 times the Reading metro’s $80K median household income. Amity Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Amity Township has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Old Swede's House and White Horse Tavern.
Where Amity Township beats most towns.
Where Amity Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Amity Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,883 in 1980, 13,435 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 3 maps from 1968 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Amity Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw39 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
38 mi MuseumAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
37 mi MuseumPhiladelphia Museum of Art437K visitors a year
23 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater KingdomLynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: See below, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Philadelphia Museum of Art: Unknown, Public domain · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Amity 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 Amity Township.
Amity Township pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Pennsylvania norm and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
At 6.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 74% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 12 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Amity Township’s property crime rate is 2 per 1,000 residents.
| Amity Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Daniel Boone Area SD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Boone Area MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 884 | C+ |
| River Rock Academy Amity Campus PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 4–12 | Grades 4–12 | 26 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
27% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Amity Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Amity Township grew to 3,266 in 2023, 675 more than in 2013. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Amity Township.
| Amity Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $118,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
7.6 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Monocacy Hill Recreation Area, at 388 acres with 5.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Amity Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Monocacy Hill Recreation Area | 5.3 mi | 388 |
| 2. Amityville Community Park | 0.6 mi | 40 |
| 3. Morlatton Village | 0.1 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 5,987 U.S. towns with household incomes like Amity Township’s, it is less healthy than 58%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Amity Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of Amity Township adults binge drink.
| Amity Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Amity Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.5% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Amity Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Amity Township is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $118,296, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Amity Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 40 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Amity Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Amity Township grades A− overall with a typical home of about $248K, below the Pennsylvania typical value; only 34 of the 112 Pennsylvania towns graded A− or better can say that. The median property tax bill is $6,459, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Amity Township home is worth about $248,000, about the same as a year ago, 14% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Amity Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,316 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
61 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 10 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 61 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Amity Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Amity Township
About 4 of every 100 Amity Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
7 places in Amity Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Amity Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,435 at the 2020 census. Amity Township, especially in the Douglassville area, is seeing growth in development as a bedroom community for Philadelphia and Reading. The township was so named for the cordial relationship, or amity, between Swedish settlers and the local Native Americans.
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6 towns share a border with Amity Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amity Township | #373 | A− | C− | A | B | B+ |
| Union Township | #639 | B | C− | — | B | B+ |
| Exeter Township | #591 | B | C− | B | A− | B+ |
| Douglassville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Douglass Township | #361 | A− | C | A | B+ | B+ |
| Oley Township | #209 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
| Earl Township | #735 | B− | C | — | B+ | B |
Union Township, Oley Township and Earl Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Douglassville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Amity Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Amity Township grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #373 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health, A for safety and B 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−.
2 notable people were born here, including David B. Brunner and Guy L. Moser.
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