East Allen TownshipPA
A town of 5,472.
Is East Allen Township a good place to live?
East Allen Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, ranked 581st of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $98K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 68% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $326K, 3.8 years of the Allentown metro’s $85K median household income. East Allen Township’s median age is 53.7 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On history, just 53 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. East Allen Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 90% of U.S. towns.
How East Allen Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far East Allen Township is from typical.
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Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Allen Township. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
8 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
12 mi Park & preserveLehigh River9 mi Ski areaBlue Mountain Resort44 runs · 1,077 ft vertical
23 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
24 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft verticalPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to East Allen Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Allen 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Allen Township.
East Allen Township trades workers with Bethlehem and other neighbors and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Older than Pennsylvania overall
People 65 and older are 32% of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (21% statewide). East Allen Township has grown 9.2% since 2020, to 5,472 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| East Allen Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 29% | 29% |
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 ±3.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| East Allen Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.9% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
East Allen Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
East Allen Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of East Allen Township
East Allen Township has about as many jobs (2,178) as working residents, but only 82 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave East Allen Township for work: only 3% work in town. 5.8% of East Allen Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Bethlehem (11%), Allentown (9%) and Hanover Township (4%).
| East Allen Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Allen Township has set aside 10.6% of its land for conservation
0.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Bicentennial Park, at 67 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bicentennial Park | — | 67 |
| 2. Northampton & Bath RR Bike Path | — | 9 |
| 3. Jacksonville Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Low risk in East Allen Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Allen Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of East Allen Township are healthier than 60% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,841 U.S. towns with household incomes like East Allen Township’s, it is less healthy than 58%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
East Allen Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of adults binge drink in East Allen Township.
| East Allen Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Allen Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.6% | 85.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.5% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about East Allen Township
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of East Allen Township
About 3 of every 100 East Allen Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About East Allen Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
East Allen Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of East Allen Township was 5,010 at the 2020 census. East Allen is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 14 sq mi
- Elevation
- 571 ft
East Allen Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with East Allen Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Allen Township | #581 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Bath | #912 | C | C | — | B+ | D |
| Allen Township | #640 | B | C− | — | B+ | B |
| Hanover Township | #876 | C | D− | — | C | B |
| Moore Township | #389 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Upper Nazareth Township | #194 | A | C | A− | A | A− |
East Allen Township, Bath, Allen Township, Hanover Township and Moore Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East Allen Township with a neighbor →
Questions about East Allen Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Allen Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. East Allen Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #581 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is East Allen Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.