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A town of 6,748. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Monroe Township grades A overall, ranked 226th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $124K and its schools outperform 91% of the state's. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 83% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $359K for a typical one and 4.4 times the Harrisburg metro’s $81K median household income. 24% of the land in Monroe Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. John Williams House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
Where Monroe Township beats most towns.
Where Monroe 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 Monroe Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 7 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monroe Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Big draw35 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
24 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
25 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefieldin town Theme parkWilliams Grove Amusement Park
24 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark StadiumCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Monroe 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 Monroe Township.
Monroe Township has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Its public schools are run by Cumberland Valley SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 512 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
17 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 305, at 53 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 305 | 0.7 mi | 53 |
| 2. Leidighs Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 8.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 5,121 U.S. towns with household incomes like Monroe Township’s, it is healthier than 58%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Monroe Township, against 16% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Monroe Township. Monroe Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 9 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Monroe Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Monroe Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 14.8% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Monroe Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Monroe Township has added 177 jobs, to 865 in 2023. The top destinations are Harrisburg (10%), Silver Spring Township (8%) and Hampden Township (6%).
| Monroe Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $124,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
346 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 49 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 346 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Monroe Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Monroe Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $124,443, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania, one input to its A for jobs and income.
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. 44% of Monroe Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Monroe Township has grown 8.5% since 2020, to 6,748 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Monroe Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Monroe Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
5 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe Township
About 4 of every 100 Monroe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Monroe Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,823 at the 2010 census.
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6 towns share a border with Monroe Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | #226 | A | C | — | A | A− |
| Carroll Township | #160 | A | C | A+ | B+ | A− |
| South Middleton Township | #271 | A | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Silver Spring Township | #172 | A | C− | B+ | A | A |
| Upper Allen Township | #66 | A+ | C− | A | A− | A |
| Mechanicsburg | #83 | A+ | B− | B | A− | A |
| Middlesex Township | #497 | B+ | B− | B− | A | B |
Monroe Township and South Middleton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Monroe Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Monroe Township grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #226 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
