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A town of 3,184.
Earl Township grades B− overall, ranked 735th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $100K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 66% of Pennsylvania towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $289K for a typical one and 3.6 times the Reading metro’s $80K median household income. On walkability, just 71 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Earl Municipal Park, 74 acres with 1.8 miles of trail. Among 1,035 Pennsylvania towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Earl Township.
Where Earl 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 Earl Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,607 in 1980, 3,102 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Earl Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw38 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
39 mi MuseumAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
18 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
38 mi MuseumPhiladelphia Museum of Art437K visitors a year
40 mi MuseumUSS OlympiaLynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, 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 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Philadelphia Museum of Art: Unknown, Public domain · USS Olympia: 颐园居, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Earl 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 Earl Township.
Earl Township sends most of its workers to Pottstown and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Earl Township has 243 jobs for its 1,557 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 332 in 2013 to 243.
Most working residents leave Earl Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Earl Township has lost 89 jobs, to 243 in 2023. At 28 minutes, Earl Township’s average trip to work is above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Earl Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $100,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Boyertown Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 271 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Earl Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 45 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Earl Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 8,534 U.S. towns with household incomes like Earl Township’s, it is less healthy than 55%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Earl Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 39% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Earl Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (38%) and U.S. towns (36%). 19% of Earl Township adults binge drink.
| Earl 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 | Earl Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Earl Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Earl Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Earl Municipal Park | 1.8 mi | 74 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
5 within 15 miles of the center of Earl Township
About 4 of every 100 Earl Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Earl Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,102 at the 2020 census. Earl Township was named for early German settler Hans Graaf. His surname Graaf means "earl" in English.
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5 towns share a border with Earl Township.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B−; Colebrookdale Township (B) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Township | #735 | B− | C | — | B+ | B |
| Oley Township | #209 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
| Colebrookdale Township | #621 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Pike Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Amity Township | #373 | A− | C− | A | B | B+ |
| Douglass Township | #361 | A− | C | A | B+ | B+ |
Pike Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Earl Township, Oley Township, Colebrookdale Township and Pike Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Earl Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Earl Township grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #735 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
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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