Amity GardensPA
A town of 4,499.
Is Amity Gardens a good place to live?
We don’t grade Amity Gardens yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Amity Gardens for work
Where Amity Gardens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
USS New Jersey and 173 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Amity Gardens. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw34 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw38 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryPhoto credits
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 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
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Moving to Amity Gardens: who provides what
Amity Gardens is unincorporated, so Berks County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Amity Gardens.
Most of Amity Gardens’ workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Amity Township (6%), Reading (4%) and Upper Providence Township (3%). Most people who work leave Amity Gardens to do it: just 1% work in town. This Pennsylvania town had 302 jobs in 2023, down 85 from 2013. The average commute for Amity Gardens comes to 32 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Amity Gardens | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Amity Gardens: mild winters and pleasant summers
For Amity Gardens, the peak summer temperature is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Pennsylvania overall
Amity Gardens: just over a third of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Children under 18 are 27% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 14% of residents (20% statewide). The age of the median resident here is 39.1 years.
| Amity Gardens | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.1 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.7 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Amity Gardens | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,500, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Amity Gardens is
For adults in Amity Gardens, the share who report frequent physical distress is 13%. The town tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 26 CDC measures. 18% of adults in Amity Gardens binge drink; 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Amity Gardens | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.6% of Amity Gardens is conserved land
Parks and preserves in Amity Gardens: one, of 8 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Drive Park and Recreation Area | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Amity Gardens, mostly inland flooding
Since 2006, Amity Gardens has seen 5 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 53% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 65% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Amity Gardens sells for about $570K
Amity Gardens’ rent at the middle of the market is $1,512 a month. The share of households in Amity Gardens who are owner-occupiers: 75%.
| Amity Gardens | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,512 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Amity Gardens
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Amity Gardens
About 4 of every 100 Amity Gardens residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Amity Gardens
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Amity Gardens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 3,715. The town lends its name to a Fountains of Wayne song.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 174 ft
Amity Gardens’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Amity Gardens.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amity Gardens | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Douglassville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Amity Gardens and Douglassville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Amity Gardens with a neighbor →
Questions about Amity Gardens
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Amity Gardens, PA a good place to live?
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