Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 12,892.
Lower Pottsgrove Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 721st of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 63% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $318K, 3.5 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Lower Pottsgrove Township’s median rent is $1,625 a month, against $1,114 a month in Pennsylvania’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Lower Pottsgrove Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Sanatoga Union Sunday School and Sunnybrook.
Where Lower Pottsgrove 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 Pottsgrove Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,225 in 1930, 12,217 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and a map from 1984 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Pottsgrove Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw27 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw30 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw31 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, 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 Pottsgrove 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 Pottsgrove Township.
Lower Pottsgrove Township has seen reported crime fall by a third or more, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Jobs based here fell from 4,590 in 2013 to 3,499.
Most working residents leave Lower Pottsgrove Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Lower Pottsgrove Township has lost 1,091 jobs, to 3,499 in 2023. 17% of workers work from home in Lower Pottsgrove Township.
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Pottsgrove SD. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Pottsgrove SHS, with 973 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Pottsgrove El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 646 | C+ |
| Pottsgrove SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 973 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Lower Pottsgrove Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Lower Pottsgrove Township is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lower Pottsgrove Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.3 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Sanatoga Memorial Park, at 109 acres. Lower Pottsgrove Township’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ringing Rocks Park | 0.7 mi | 108 |
| 2. Gerald G. Richards Community Park | 0.5 mi | 29 |
| 3. Sanatoga Memorial Park | — | 109 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes fell from 142 to 95 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Lower Pottsgrove Township sits closer to the middle.
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.2 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 25% of residents (21% statewide). Lower Pottsgrove Township has grown 5.6% since 2020, to 12,892 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 35% of Lower Pottsgrove Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 21% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.6, men 37.6.
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Lower Pottsgrove Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lower Pottsgrove Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lower Pottsgrove Township
About 5 of every 100 Lower Pottsgrove Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
2 places in Lower Pottsgrove Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lower Pottsgrove Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately 30 miles (51 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia and 18 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of Reading, along the Schuylkill River. The population was 12,059 at the 2010 census.
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7 towns share a border with Lower Pottsgrove Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | #721 | B− | C− | B | B | B |
| East Coventry Township | #339 | A− | D | A | A | A− |
| Pottsgrove | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pottstown | #1012 | D | C+ | D | C− | C |
| Upper Pottsgrove Township | #468 | B+ | C− | A | B | B |
| Sanatoga | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Hanover Township | #252 | A | C+ | A | B+ | A− |
| Limerick Township | #281 | A− | C− | B | A | A− |
Pottsgrove and Sanatoga aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lower Pottsgrove Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lower Pottsgrove Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #721 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health, B for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Lower Pottsgrove 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 C−.
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