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A town of 5,184. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Colebrookdale Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 621st among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 66% of Pennsylvania towns. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 62% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $250K for a typical one and 3.1 times the Reading metro’s $80K median household income. Colebrookdale Township has 2 places on the National Register. 91% of households own their home in Colebrookdale Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (78%) and U.S. towns (73%). The biggest park or preserve is Boyertown Community Park, at 46 acres.
Where Colebrookdale Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Colebrookdale Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,748 in 1980, 5,127 in 2020. The archive holds 6 maps from 1902 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Colebrookdale Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw33 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw38 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Colebrookdale 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 Colebrookdale Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Colebrookdale Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Boyertown Area SD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Boyertown Area SHS, with 2,052 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyertown Area MS-WestLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 668 | C+ |
| Boyertown Area SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,052 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Colebrookdale Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Colebrookdale Township has about as many jobs (2,307) as working residents, but only 163 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Colebrookdale Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Colebrookdale Township has added 324 jobs, to 2,307 in 2023. The top destinations are Boyertown (4%), Douglass Township (3%) and Pottstown (3%).
| Colebrookdale Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
39% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Colebrookdale Township. Colebrookdale Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults binge drink in Colebrookdale Township.
| Colebrookdale Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Colebrookdale Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Colebrookdale Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Colebrookdale Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boyertown Community Park | 0.9 mi | 46 |
| 2. Liberty Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Colebrookdale Township
About 7 of every 100 Colebrookdale Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
2 places in Colebrookdale Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Colebrookdale Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,127 at the 2020 census.
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9 towns share a border with Colebrookdale Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colebrookdale Township | #621 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Boyertown | #694 | B− | C | — | B+ | B |
| New Berlinville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bechtelsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Douglass Township | #361 | A− | C | A | B+ | B+ |
| Washington Township | #553 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Earl Township | #735 | B− | C | — | B+ | B |
| Gilbertsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Colebrookdale Township, Boyertown, Washington Township and Earl Township report no FBI crime data of their own. New Berlinville, Bechtelsville and Gilbertsville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Colebrookdale Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Colebrookdale Township grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #621 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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