Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,962.
The best of Marion Township’s subject grades is an A+ for history; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. Only 9 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Marion Township. On history, just 41 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Marion Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Marion Township beats most towns.
Where Marion 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 Marion Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,341 in 1980, 1,688 in 2010. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1902 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Marion 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 Marion Township.
The top destinations are Reading (6%), Tulpehocken Township (4%) and Bethel Township (3%). Most working residents leave Marion Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs in Marion Township grew by 26 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 164. Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles.
| Marion Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 30 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA puts three fifths of Marion Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to hurricanes. The town’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 40 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among adults in Marion Township, 18% smoke cigarettes, against 17% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. Marion Township: nearly two in five adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Marion Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Marion Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marion Township. Close and well known come first.
24 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
39 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom37 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
24 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
24 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
25 mi Theme parkDutch WonderlandHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Marion Township
About 2 of every 100 Marion Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
4 places in Marion Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Marion Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2023 5-Year American Community Survey.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
7 towns share a border with Marion Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | — | — | C− | — | C+ | B− |
| Heidelberg Township | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | B |
| North Heidelberg Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Womelsdorf | #284 | A− | B− | A+ | C+ | B |
| Jackson Township | #859 | C | C | — | C | C+ |
| Millcreek Township | #527 | B | C+ | A+ | C | B |
| Newmanstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tulpehocken Township | #357 | A− | B− | A+ | B+ | B− |
Marion Township, Heidelberg Township and North Heidelberg Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Marion Township, Heidelberg Township, North Heidelberg Township and Jackson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Newmanstown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Marion Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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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