BrownstownPA
A town of 3,650, settled in 1903.
Is Brownstown a good place to live?
29% of residents are under 18 in Brownstown, against 20% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 1 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Brownstown. We don’t grade Brownstown yet; the figures below are still real.
Every workday, about 2,016 people come to Brownstown for work
Where Brownstown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Hersheypark and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brownstown. Close and well known come first.
26 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
7 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
4 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
34 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
11 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania
26 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark StadiumPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Brownstown: who provides what
Brownstown is unincorporated, so Lancaster 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 Brownstown.
A job hub: Brownstown has 1.5 jobs for every working resident and draws in 2,016 commuters
Most working residents leave Brownstown for work: only 4% work in town. Brownstown’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Brownstown has added 776 jobs, to 2,070 in 2023.
| Brownstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Pennsylvania overall
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (38% statewide). Brownstown’s median age is 31.5 years. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Brownstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Brownstown | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 16.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
In Brownstown, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Brownstown has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Brownstown, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Brownstown is
Brownstown beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of adults binge drink in Brownstown.
| Brownstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Brownstown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 5.7% of Brownstown
1.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Brownstown is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Brownstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Earl Community Park | 0.7 mi | 9 |
| 2. Sylvan B. Fisher Township Park | 0.5 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Brownstown
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Brownstown
About 3 of every 100 Brownstown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Brownstown
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Brownstown (Pennsylvania German: Brauneschteddel) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in West Earl Township, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,816.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
Brownstown’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Brownstown.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Earl Township | #220 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ | B |
| Warwick Township | #338 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
Warwick Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Brownstown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brownstown with a neighbor →
Questions about Brownstown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brownstown, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Brownstown yet; the figures below are still real.