Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,917. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lower Frederick Township grades A overall, ranked 225th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Its public schools beat 94% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 87% of U.S. towns and residents are healthier than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $356K for a typical one and 3.9 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 13% of the land in Lower Frederick Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Lower Frederick Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Fagleysville Road Bridge Crossing Swamp Creek and Knurr Log House.
Where Lower Frederick Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Catholic School | PK–8 | 218 |
| Perkiomen Valley MS-West | 6–8 | 509 |
Where Lower Frederick Township’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 Lower Frederick Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 898 in 1930, 4,830 in 2020. The archive holds 8 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Frederick Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw23 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw27 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw29 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Frederick 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 Lower Frederick Township.
Lower Frederick Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes, has added half again as many jobs in ten years and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
Its public schools are run by Perkiomen Valley SD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkiomen Valley MS-WestLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 509 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
At 6.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 72% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 43 to 15 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
At 2.8 per 1,000 residents, Lower Frederick Township’s property crime rate is below both Pennsylvania’s towns (5.7) and U.S. towns (9.9). The violent crime rate in Lower Frederick Township is 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Lower Frederick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 6,291 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lower Frederick Township’s, it is healthier than 65%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Lower Frederick Township. Lower Frederick Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults get no exercise outside work in Lower Frederick Township.
| Lower Frederick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lower Frederick Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 19.4% | 23.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.9 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Meng Preserve, 160 acres with 2.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Meng Preserve | 2.7 mi | 160 |
| 2. Sunrise Mill | — | 62 |
| 3. Colonial Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 472 in 2013 to 842.
Most working residents leave Lower Frederick Township for work: only 3% work in town. Lower Frederick Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Lower Frederick Township grew to 842 in 2023, 370 more than in 2013.
| Lower Frederick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $116,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lower Frederick Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 22° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 55 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lower Frederick Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Lower Frederick Township
About 4 of every 100 Lower Frederick Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Lower Frederick Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lower Frederick Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,840 at the 2010 census.
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6 towns share a border with Lower Frederick Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Frederick Township | #225 | A | C− | A | A | A− |
| Upper Salford Township | #170 | A | C+ | — | A− | A |
| Woxall | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schwenksville | — | — | C+ | — | A | B |
| Upper Frederick Township | #722 | B− | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Perkiomen Township | #197 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| Spring Mount | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Schwenksville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Upper Salford Township, Schwenksville, Upper Frederick Township and Perkiomen Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Woxall and Spring Mount aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lower Frederick Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lower Frederick Township grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #225 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, A for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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