Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 27,882, settled in 1682.
Horsham Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 141st among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $122K, residents are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and its public schools beat 83% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $440K for a typical one and 4.8 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 54% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Horsham Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Horsham Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Graeme Park and Horsham Friends Meeting. Horsham Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 76% of U.S. towns.
Where Horsham Township beats most towns.
Graeme Park is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier. Its founding year, 1682, comes before those of 97% of the Pennsylvania towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 15,051 in 1990, 15,193 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 6 maps from 1893 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Horsham Township takes its name from Horsham in West Sussex, England, 3,530 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionHorsham Township, settled in 1682, takes its name from Horsham, a large town in West Sussex, England.
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Horsham Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 15%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Horsham Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw18 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw16 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw17 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaLynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Horsham 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 Horsham Township.
Horsham Township draws workers from Philadelphia and beyond and has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
29,461 jobs are based in Horsham Township, 2.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Horsham Township for work: only 11% work in town. 22% of Horsham Township workers work from home. Jobs based in Horsham Township grew to 29,461 in 2023, 1,971 more than in 2013.
| Horsham Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $122,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its A− for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $440K.
Its public schools are run by Hatboro-Horsham SD. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Hatboro-Horsham SHS, with 1,336 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Valley MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 966 | B− |
| Hatboro-Horsham SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,336 | A− |
| Simmons El SchTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 610 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Horsham Township. Horsham Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of adults binge drink in Horsham Township.
| Horsham Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Horsham Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $5,364, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Horsham Township’s median rent is $1,573 a month. The typical Horsham Township home is worth about $440,000, up 1.9% in a year, 53% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Horsham Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,573 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
11 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Graeme Park, at 80 acres.
| Horsham Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Deep Meadow Park | 1.1 mi | 57 |
| 2. Samuel Carpenter Park | 0.8 mi | 29 |
| 3. Kohler Park | 0.5 mi | 74 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
96 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 22 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 96 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Horsham Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 294 to 200 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 16 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Horsham Township sits closer to the middle.
| Horsham Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.6 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Horsham Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
29 within 15 miles of the center of Horsham Township
About 6 of every 100 Horsham Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Where Horsham Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Horsham Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Horsham is a census-designated place in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,193 at the 2020 census. It is home to the Biddle Air National Guard Base at the former site of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, as well as the headquarters of Music Choice, a cable music provider. Horsham is coterminous with the ZIP Code 19044. It covers an area of 5.47 miles and is located 16 miles (26 km) north of Philadelphia.
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4 towns share a border with Horsham Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsham Township | #141 | A | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Montgomery Township | #251 | A | D | B | A− | A |
| Upper Moreland Township | #457 | B+ | D | C+ | A− | A− |
| Warrington Township | #96 | A+ | D | A− | A | A |
| Upper Dublin Township | #25 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Horsham Township grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #141 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health, B+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Horsham Township sits nearer the middle.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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