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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hellertown grades B+ overall, 432nd among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools rank ahead of 89% of Pennsylvania towns and 12% of its land is conserved. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $380K, 4.5 years of the Allentown metro’s $85K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register. Hellertown’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Hellertown is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 87 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better.
Where Hellertown beats most towns.
Census counts: 605 in 1880, 6,132 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 6 maps from 1894 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Hellertown is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hellertown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
10 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
7 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
10 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
38 mi Park & preserveDuke Farms
32 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a yearLynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Duke Farms: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Forge National Historical Park: The original uploader was JGHowes at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:User, Attribution
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hellertown, 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 Hellertown.
1.8 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Grist Mill Park, at 40 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grist Mill Park | 0.3 mi | 40 |
| 2. Morris J. Dimmick Park | — | 18 |
| 3. Water Authority Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Hellertown for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Hellertown has added 352 jobs, to 1,896 in 2023. 19% of Hellertown workers work from home, above both the Pennsylvania town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%).
| Hellertown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Hellertown home is worth about $380,000, up 2.8% in a year, 32% above the Pennsylvania typical home. Hellertown’s median rent is $1,372 a month.
| Hellertown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 67% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,372 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hellertown has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hellertown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (20% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Hellertown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
56% women, 44% men
About 79 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Hellertown | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Hellertown beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of adults binge drink in Hellertown.
| Hellertown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Hellertown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Hellertown sits closer to the middle.
| Hellertown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 5.9 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
8 within 15 miles of the center of Hellertown
About 5 of every 100 Hellertown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
12.2% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
6 notable people were born in Hellertown.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Hellertown is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population was 6,131 at the 2020 census. Hellertown 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 2020. Lost River Caverns, a natural limestone cavern, are located in Hellertown.
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2 towns share a border with Hellertown.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellertown | #432 | B+ | C | B | A | B |
| Lower Saucon Township | #321 | A− | C− | A− | A | B |
| Bethlehem | #942 | C− | C− | C+ | C | C+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hellertown grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #432 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health, B for safety and A for schools.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Hellertown 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.
6 notable people were born here, including Allen Woodring and Carl Benjamin Boyer.
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