Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,238.
East Bethlehem Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for history; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in East Bethlehem Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 11 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on hazard risk. Regester Log House is on the National Register of Historic Places. East Bethlehem Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Ten Mile Creek County Park, at 23 acres. East Bethlehem Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where East Bethlehem Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where East Bethlehem 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 East Bethlehem Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,524 in 2000, 2,313 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and a map from 1973 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in East Bethlehem 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 East Bethlehem Township.
At 91 of 100, East Bethlehem Township’s FEMA risk score is against 30 of 100 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Since 1978, 43 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Bethlehem Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave East Bethlehem Township for work: only 4% work in town. East Bethlehem Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Since 2013, East Bethlehem Township has lost 83 jobs, to 155 in 2023.
| East Bethlehem Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Bethlehem Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in East Bethlehem Township.
| East Bethlehem Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | East Bethlehem Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 37.4% | 30.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
East Bethlehem Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ten Mile Creek County Park | — | 23 |
| 2. East Bethlehem Township Community Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Bethlehem Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
28 mi Theme parkKennywood
31 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
31 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
31 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of East Bethlehem Township
About 2 of every 100 East Bethlehem Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
East Bethlehem Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,313 at the 2020 census. The township contains the Frederickstown-Millsboro census-designated place.
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9 towns share a border with East Bethlehem Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bethlehem Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A | — | C | B |
| Morgan Township | — | — | A | — | C | B− |
| Luzerne Township | #807 | C+ | A− | A+ | D | C− |
| Clarksville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Centerville | #301 | A− | A+ | A | C | B− |
| Deemston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaronsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
East Bethlehem Township, Jefferson Township and Morgan Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. East Bethlehem Township, Jefferson Township and Morgan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Clarksville, Deemston and Aaronsburg aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Bethlehem Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
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