Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Muhlenberg Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 844th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $88K. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $233K, 2.9 years of the Reading metro’s $80K median household income. Muhlenberg Township’s trail density is 3.2 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 44 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest place to walk is Jim Diterich Park, 110 acres with 2.8 miles of trail.
Where Muhlenberg Township beats most towns.
5.4% of the town is conserved land, across 12 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Muhlenberg Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 13,031 in 1980, 21,915 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 8 maps from 1894 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Muhlenberg Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
24 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
39 mi GardenLongwood Gardens4 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
30 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
13 mi Park & preserveRoadside AmericaHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg Township.
Muhlenberg Township has seen reported crime fall by a third or more, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Trails run 39 miles in 12 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jim Diterich Park | 2.8 mi | 110 |
| 2. Laurel Run Greenway (Linear Park) | 1.3 mi | 22 |
| 3. Laurelain Park | 0.8 mi | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The largest public high school is Muhlenberg HS, with 1,166 students. Muhlenberg SD runs its public schools. Of its 6 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhlenberg El CtrLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 1,241 | C− |
| Muhlenberg HSLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 1,166 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
134 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 20 properties have flooded more than once.
In Muhlenberg Township, the risk rating from FEMA is 25 of 100, near the Pennsylvania town median (30 of 100) and below the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1978: 134. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 61% come from inland flooding and 8% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For Muhlenberg Township, the midsummer high is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half commute less than 8 miles. In Muhlenberg Township, just over a tenth of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Reading (13%), Maxatawny Township (6%) and Wyomissing (5%). Its mean commuting time stands at 23 minutes.
| Muhlenberg Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Pennsylvania average. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 26%, against 35% across Pennsylvania. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Muhlenberg Township at 22,504 residents, up 2.8% since 2020.
| Muhlenberg Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Muhlenberg Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Reported crimes fell from 441 to 280 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 14 reported in 2024, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Muhlenberg Township sits closer to the middle. Its property offense rate comes in at 16 per 1,000 residents.
| Muhlenberg Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 16 per 1,000 residents | 6.7 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Among adults in Muhlenberg Township, 41% sleep under 7 hours. Two figures for adults locally: 18% binge drink, 22% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Muhlenberg Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Muhlenberg Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.4% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Muhlenberg Township
About 5 of every 100 Muhlenberg Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
19,628 counted in 2010 and 21,915 in 2020; an estimated 22,504 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Muhlenberg Township (pronounced "MYOO-len-burg") is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 21,915 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous township in Berks County after Spring Township and Exeter Township. The township was named for U.S. Congressman Henry Augustus Muhlenberg, grandson of Henry Muhlenberg, and who is featured on the township seal.
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9 towns share a border with Muhlenberg Township.
Reading next door grades lower for schools (D− to Muhlenberg Township’s C) and higher for cost of living (B to C).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhlenberg Township | #844 | C | C | B− | C | B− |
| Bern Township | #401 | B+ | C− | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Reading | #1010 | D | B | C | D− | D− |
| Riverview Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hyde Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alsace Township | #400 | B+ | C | — | A− | B |
| Fox Chase | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greenfields | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Alsace Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Riverview Park, Hyde Park, Fox Chase and Greenfields aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Muhlenberg Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Muhlenberg Township grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #844 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, B− for safety and C for schools.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Muhlenberg Township sits nearer the middle.
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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