Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Maidencreek Township's standout: it has 25 miles of trail and 38% conserved land. Overall it grades B, ranked 596th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The median household earns $112K. 38% of the land in Maidencreek Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Ontelaunee-Reading Watershed, 2,089 acres with 18 miles of trail. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
Where Maidencreek Township beats most towns.
38.3% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Maidencreek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,377 in 1980, 9,126 in 2010. The archive holds 8 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maidencreek Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom9 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
13 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
24 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
35 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
33 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a yearDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Forge National Historical Park: The original uploader was JGHowes at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:User, Attribution
Who provides power, water and the rest in Maidencreek 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 Maidencreek Township.
Maidencreek Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Its 3,563 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 96% of Pennsylvania towns. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #11 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania.
At 1.8 miles per square mile, Maidencreek Township’s trail density is against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ontelaunee-Reading Watershed | 18 mi | 2,089 |
| 2. Maidencreek Community Park | 1 mi | 18 |
| 3. Blandon Fire Company Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Fleetwood Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Maier El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 245 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Maidencreek Township for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Maidencreek Township is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Maidencreek Township has added 352 jobs, to 3,687 in 2023.
| Maidencreek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 6,881 U.S. towns with household incomes like Maidencreek Township’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Maidencreek Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of adults binge drink in Maidencreek Township.
| Maidencreek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Maidencreek Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.4% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Maidencreek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide); people 65 and older are 15% of residents (20% statewide). 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Maidencreek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.6, men 42.9.
| Maidencreek Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Maidencreek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Maidencreek Township
About 8 of every 100 Maidencreek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Maidencreek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Maidencreek Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,126 at the 2010 census.
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6 towns share a border with Maidencreek Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidencreek Township | #596 | B | C | — | B | B+ |
| Ontelaunee Township | #531 | B | C | — | A− | B |
| Blandon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Perry Township | #627 | B | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Ruscombmanor Township | #372 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Richmond Township | #688 | B− | C− | — | B | B+ |
| Walnuttown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Maidencreek Township, Ontelaunee Township, Perry Township, Ruscombmanor Township and Richmond Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Blandon and Walnuttown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Maidencreek Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Maidencreek Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #596 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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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