Schools are its strong suit — its schools rank ahead of 96% of Pennsylvania towns. The trade-off is cost of living (D−) — the typical home is worth about $501K, 5.5 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. All told, that adds up to an A overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns. That places it 120th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. On the outdoors, just 13 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. Middletown Township’s going rate for rent is $2,426 a month, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $1,114 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. The town is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 90% of U.S. towns. On health, just 88 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · USGS PAD-US.
Ordered by what stands out in Middletown Township.
Middletown Township has schools in the top 5% of Pennsylvania, is one of Pennsylvania’s best towns for the outdoors and has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania.
That grade ranks #42 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $501K.
The largest public high school is Penncrest HS, with 1,255 students. Rose Tree Media SD runs its public schools. Of its 5 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason.
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 7.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
Among adults in Middletown Township, 19% get no exercise outside work. Of 26 CDC measures, Middletown Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 11% report frequent physical distress, 28% have obesity.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Middletown Township, 56% come from inland flooding and 9% from heat waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. 41 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1978.
Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 25°; snowfall runs to about 23 inches a winter. Winters in Middletown Township are chilly and summers warm.
Jobs based here fell from 12,954 in 2013 to 8,515. 24.8% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
In Middletown Township, a quarter of workers work from home. For most workers, Middletown Township is a place to come home to: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in the town fell to 8,515 in 2023, 4,439 fewer than in 2013. The middle household income here is $129,000.
6%work in town
Middletown Township
Pennsylvania towns
U.S. towns
Work from home
25%
12%
11%
Median household income
$129,000
$81,000
$80,000
Average trip to work
30 minutes
26 minutes
25 minutes
Below the poverty line
4.8%
7.6%
9.6%
Where working residents work
In Middletown Township6%
Philadelphia19%
Media3%
Upper Merion Township3%
Lower Merion Township3%
12 mi
median commute distance
8,515
jobs based in Middletown Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns
Middletown Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,807 at the 2010 census. The Pennsylvania State University has an undergraduate satellite campus called Penn State Brandywine located in the north-central portion of the township. Located outside of Philadelphia, it constitutes part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Originally established in 1686, Middletown Township adopted a Home Rule Charter in 1978. The township is governed by the council-manager system, a representative form of government in which the seven elected officials set policy for the township and the manager oversees the delivery of all public services and programs.
Rose Valley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Middletown Township, Chester Heights, Thornbury Township and Rose Valley report no FBI crime data of their own. Village Green-Green Ridge isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Middletown Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Middletown Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Middletown Township, PA a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Middletown Township grades A overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #120 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Middletown Township, PA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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