Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fleetwood grades B+ overall, ranked 512th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $93K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 76% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $353K, 4.4 years of the Reading metro’s $80K median household income. Fleetwood’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Fleetwood has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Christian Schlegel Farm and First National Bank in Fleetwood.
Where Fleetwood beats most towns.
Where Fleetwood’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 Fleetwood is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 802 in 1880, 4,049 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1893 and 7 maps from 1894 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fleetwood. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
21 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center10 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
30 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a year
36 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
16 mi Park & preserveRoadside AmericaDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Forge National Historical Park: The original uploader was JGHowes at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:User, Attribution · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fleetwood, 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 Fleetwood.
In the comparison, Fleetwood comes near the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and above the median of U.S. towns (4.3%).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fleetwood Park | — | 9 |
| 2. Locust St. Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Fleetwood Area SD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Fleetwood SHS, with 754 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 659 | C |
| Fleetwood SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 754 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
20% of adults binge drink in Fleetwood. Fleetwood beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 9.6% of adults have diabetes in Fleetwood.
| Fleetwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Fleetwood | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.6% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.1% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Fleetwood for work: only 5% work in town. 8.1% of Fleetwood workers work from home. The top destinations are Maxatawny Township (12%), Reading (7%) and Muhlenberg Township (4%).
| Fleetwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2020, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fleetwood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fleetwood’s median rent is $1,500 a month. Typical home values rose 4.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Fleetwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,500 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fleetwood has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 22.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 79% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 92 to 55 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Fleetwood is 12.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Fleetwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
5 within 15 miles of the center of Fleetwood
About 3 of every 100 Fleetwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Fleetwood on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Fleetwood.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Fleetwood, also called Schlegelschteddel in Pennsylvania Dutch, is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,049 at the 2020 census. It was home to the Fleetwood Metal Body company, an automobile coachbuilder purchased by Fisher Body and integrated into General Motors in 1931. The name lived on in the Cadillac Fleetwood automobile.
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2 towns share a border with Fleetwood.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood | #512 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B | A− |
| Richmond Township | #688 | B− | C− | — | B | B+ |
| Ruscombmanor Township | #372 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
Richmond Township and Ruscombmanor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fleetwood with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Fleetwood grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #512 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, C+ for safety and B for schools.
Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Fleetwood sits nearer the middle.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
5 notable people were born here, including George S. Messersmith and Bobby Rothermel.
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