Barbon's Tavern, Kenhorst BerksCo PA, 2015
Kenhorst’s story
95 years in pictures
Census counts: 2,227 in 1940, 3,001 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 8 maps from 1894 on.
- 1931Kenhorst is settled
KenhorstPA
A town of 3,028, settled in 1931.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
3,028
2025 Census estimate · +0.9% since 2020
Median home value
$196K
Census ACS
Household income
$87K
median
Median age
37.8
years
Jobs based here
893
A commuter town
TownGrade
A−
#330 of 1032 in PA
Is Kenhorst a good place to live?
Kenhorst is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 330th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $87K. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 62% of the country. A typical home there costs about $196K, 2.5 years of the Reading metro’s $80K median household income. Kenhorst’s trail density is 2.7 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Kenhorst is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Only 167 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history.
What makes Kenhorst stand out
Where Kenhorst beats most towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Kenhorst for work
Where Kenhorst’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
893jobs based in Kenhorst
2%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Kenhorst grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Kenhorst is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 11 of 20; 5% of households have no carAOpen →Jobs & incomeA−Open →HealthReading Hospital 1.6 miles awayBOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 37% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Cost of livingBOpen →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 5% conserved landA−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life2.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 220 attractions →Hersheypark and 68 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kenhorst. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
29 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
33 mi GardenLongwood Gardens2 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
24 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
39 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and LibrarySources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Kenhorst: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kenhorst, and how to reach them.
PowerMet-EdEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterReading Area Water Authority1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offSinking Spring Yard Waste Dump Site, 4 miOpenStreetMap
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBerks County Board of ElectionsBerks County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code1960719607 100%Census 2020
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 Kenhorst.
Kenhorst has homes that are cheap against local pay and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
#41for trails in PA
5.2%
conserved · 19 of 374 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 2.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kenhorst Playground | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
SchoolsB−
Public schools in Kenhorst fall behind 54% of Pennsylvania districts
Its one school is below.
46%of PA districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Story New Holland Road PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–7 | Grades K–7 | 58 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Most of Kenhorst’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here grew from 658 in 2013 to 893.
Most working residents leave Kenhorst for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Kenhorst has added 235 jobs, to 893 in 2023. Kenhorst’s average trip to work is 23 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
2%work in town
| Kenhorst | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Kenhorst2%
Reading13%
Cumru Township5%
Spring Township5%
Wyomissing5%
9 mi
median commute distance
893
jobs based in Kenhorst
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Kenhorst, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Kenhorst has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 22° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
27″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–42°
Spring40–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
Kenhorst earns a B for health
42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Kenhorst. Kenhorst beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of adults binge drink in Kenhorst.
62%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Kenhorst | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
2 better23 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Kenhorst | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 3.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.1% | 5.8% |
Reading Hospital
1.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
57th
percentile among PA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Low risk in Kenhorst, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kenhorst.
37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHurricanes
3
paid flood claims since 1982
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HousingCost of living grade B
Homes in Kenhorst sell for about $270K
At 2.5 years of the Reading metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 81% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
Kenhorst’s median rent is $1,419 a month.
$270Kmedian sale price
| Kenhorst | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,419 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 78% | 73% |
3
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kenhorst
18pages on Kenhorst
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Kenhorst
Alvernia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Reading0.4 mi$45,000 tuitionReading Area Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Reading2 mi$6,480 in-state tuitionPennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksUniversity or college · Public · Reading3.9 mi$15,972 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Kenhorst residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Kenhorst
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Kenhorst ( KEN-hərst) is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,001 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1931
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 344 ft
Kenhorst’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Kenhorst.
Cumru TownshipReadingGrillKenhorst
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenhorst | #330 | A− | B | — | B− | B |
| Cumru Township | #584 | B | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Reading | #1010 | D | B | C | D− | D− |
| Grill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Kenhorst and Cumru Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Grill isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kenhorst with a neighbor →
Questions about Kenhorst
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kenhorst, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Kenhorst grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #330 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B− for schools.
Is Kenhorst, PA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $196,000, 32% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.