GouglersvillePA
The town, settled in 1855, counts 694 residents.
Is Gouglersville a good place to live?
No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Gouglersville. Gouglersville’s age of the median resident is 48.2 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Gouglersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
694 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Hersheypark and 64 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gouglersville. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.1M visitors a year
33 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
33 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
11 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
20 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland7 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign CenterPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Gouglersville: who provides what
Gouglersville is unincorporated, so Berks County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Gouglersville.
Gouglersville faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Just over half of Gouglersville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 12%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Gouglersville’s workers commute out
6.3% of Gouglersville residents live below the poverty line. Employers in Gouglersville added 48 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 149. The top destinations are Reading (10%), Spring Township (8%) and Wyomissing (6%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
| Gouglersville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Gouglersville brings four seasons and pleasant summers
About 27 inches of snow fall in a winter here; January nights dip to 21° and July afternoons rise to 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults had a checkup this year in Gouglersville than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
For adults in Gouglersville, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 22%. Against the Pennsylvania average, Gouglersville comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 2.
| Gouglersville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Gouglersville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 14.1% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.4% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Gouglersville sells for about $666K
Gouglersville’s typical rent works out to $1,442 a month. In Gouglersville, 63% of households own their home.
| Gouglersville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,442 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Gouglersville
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Gouglersville
About 2 of every 100 Gouglersville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Gouglersville for work
Where Gouglersville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Gouglersville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gouglersville, PA a good place to live?
Gouglersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.