MiddletownPA
A town of 7,628.
Is Middletown a good place to live?
Middletown’s median rent is $1,545 a month, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($1,115 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). We don’t grade Middletown yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Middletown for work
Where Middletown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 80 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Middletown. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
8 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
7 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
38 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
38 mi Park & preserveDuke Farms
37 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a yearPhoto credits
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 · Valley Forge National Historical Park: The original uploader was JGHowes at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:User, Attribution
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Moving to Middletown: who provides what
Middletown is unincorporated, so Northampton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Middletown.
Middletown has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Middletown for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Middletown has added 396 jobs, to 1,575 in 2023. 18% of Middletown workers work from home, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (11%).
| Middletown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (38% statewide). The median age in Middletown is 46.9 years. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Middletown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Middletown | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.6% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Middletown has four seasons and pleasant summers
Middletown has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Middletown is
Middletown beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Middletown adults binge drink.
| Middletown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Middletown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.9% | 14.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.5% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Middletown, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Middletown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 1.4% of Middletown
0.4 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Middletown’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Middletown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Arnold Property Open Space | — | 9 |
| 2. Birchwood Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Comer Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Middletown
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Middletown
About 4 of every 100 Middletown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Middletown’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Middletown.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bethlehem Township | #576 | B | D | B+ | C | A− |
| Freemansburg | #905 | C | C | — | C | B |
| Bethlehem | #942 | C− | C− | C+ | C | C+ |
Freemansburg reports no FBI crime data of its own. Middletown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Middletown with a neighbor →
Questions about Middletown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Middletown, PA a good place to live?
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