Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lower Saucon Township grades A− overall, 321st of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Its public schools beat 89% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. The median household earns $125K and it reports less crime per resident than 75% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $396K, 4.7 years of the Allentown metro’s $85K median household income. On civic life, just 89 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. Lower Saucon Township’s median household income is $125,000, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Lower Saucon Township has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Ehrhart's Mill Historic District and Lutz-Franklin School.
Where Lower Saucon Township beats most towns.
Where Lower Saucon 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 Saucon Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 maps from 1894 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Saucon Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
12 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
9 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
9 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
39 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
36 mi Park & preserveDuke FarmsLynnewood 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 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Duke Farms: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Saucon 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 Saucon Township.
Lower Saucon Township sends most of its workers to Bethlehem and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and pairs an A for schools with high home prices.
Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $396K.
Its public schools are run by Saucon Valley SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Saucon Valley SHS, with 627 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saucon Valley El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 627 | B+ |
| Saucon Valley SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 627 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
16 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Polk Valley Park, at 49 acres.
| Lower Saucon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 10% | 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. Sandra Yerger Community Recreation Area and Nature Preserve | 3.4 mi | 147 |
| 2. South Mountain Park | 0.7 mi | 33 |
| 3. Polk Valley Park | 0.6 mi | 49 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lower Saucon Township’s property crime rate is 2.3 per 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Lower Saucon Township sits closer to the middle.
| Lower Saucon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Lower Saucon Township has 1,355 jobs for its 4,994 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Lower Saucon Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Lower Saucon Township fell to 1,355 in 2023, 173 fewer than in 2013. 5.3% of Lower Saucon Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Lower Saucon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lower Saucon Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 5,069 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lower Saucon Township’s, it is less healthy than 77%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Lower Saucon Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults binge drink in Lower Saucon Township.
| Lower Saucon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lower Saucon Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 25 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lower Saucon Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Lower Saucon Township
About 4 of every 100 Lower Saucon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
5 places in Lower Saucon Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 towns share a border with Lower Saucon Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Saucon Township | #321 | A− | C− | A− | A | B |
| Bethlehem | #942 | C− | C− | C+ | C | C+ |
| Hellertown | #432 | B+ | C | B | A | B |
| Bethlehem Township | #576 | B | D | B+ | C | A− |
| Springfield Township | #188 | A | C | A | A− | A− |
| Freemansburg | #905 | C | C | — | C | B |
| Easton | #841 | C | C+ | B | C | C+ |
| Williams Township | #862 | C | D | — | B | B− |
Freemansburg and Williams Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lower Saucon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lower Saucon Township grades A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #321 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health, A− for safety and A 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 Saucon 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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