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Little here grades badly. East Greenville grades A overall and ranks 142nd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. That leaves it better than 94% of U.S. towns. Its standout strength is safety: it reports less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $359K, 3.9 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. It is strong on incomes as well: the median household earns $87K. Boyertown Burial Casket Company is on the National Register of Historic Places. Just over one in ten residents are 65 or older locally, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far East Greenville is from typical.
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Where East Greenville beats most towns.
Boyertown Burial Casket Company
Census counts: 331 in 1880, 3,166 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 5 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where East Greenville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Ordered by what stands out in East Greenville.
East Greenville sends most of its workers to Philadelphia and beyond and sees little violent crime.
Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
The rate of thefts and burglaries in East Greenville is 2.5 per 1,000 residents. Police in East Greenville reported no violent crime.
| East Greenville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its one school is below. Upper Perkiomen SD runs its public schools. East Greenville’s only public school teaches 466 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Perkiomen 4th and 5th Grade CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades 4–5 | Grades 4–5 | 466 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Flood insurance has paid one claim in East Greenville since 1984. Compared with 89% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 49% come from inland flooding and 17% from cold waves. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
East Greenville has 333 jobs for its 1,609 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Jobs based in East Greenville grew to 333 in 2023, 40 more than in 2013. For most workers, East Greenville is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work for East Greenville comes to 30 minutes. The top destinations are Philadelphia (8%), Upper Hanover Township (7%) and Pennsburg (5%).
| East Greenville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.2% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For East Greenville, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,338 a month. The typical East Greenville home is worth about $359,000, up 3.9% in a year, 25% above the Pennsylvania typical home. The share of households in East Greenville who own their home: 60%.
| East Greenville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,338 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
East Greenville’s typical July afternoon high is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In East Greenville, 18% of adults report frequent mental distress. Against the Pennsylvania average, East Greenville comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 4. Two figures for adults locally: 74% had a checkup this year, 29% have high blood pressure. Among 1,035 Pennsylvania towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than East Greenville.
| East Greenville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | East Greenville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.9% | 11.6% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.4% | 18.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For residents in East Greenville, the share who are 65 or older is 11%. Among adults 25 and older, 27% have a four-year degree or more, against 35% across Pennsylvania. In East Greenville, the age of the median resident is 34.4 years.
| East Greenville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 34.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.5, men 32.3.
| East Greenville | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
Across 2 parks and preserves: 0.3 miles of trail. East Greenville’s density of trails comes in at 0.6 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 8 acres.
| East Greenville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frederick J. Bieler Community Park | 0.3 mi | 2 |
| 2. New Goschenhoppen Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Greenville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw30 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw37 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., 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 East Greenville, 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.
5 within 15 miles of the center of East Greenville
About 7 of every 100 East Greenville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
East Greenville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,166 at the 2020. It is one of a strip of small towns that run together along Route 29, including Red Hill, Pennsburg, and East Greenville. The borough is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District.
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One town shares a border with East Greenville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenville | #142 | A | B− | A | B | B+ |
| Pennsburg | #346 | A− | B− | — | B | B |
Pennsburg reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare East Greenville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. East Greenville grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #142 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health, A for safety 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 B−.
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