Muhlenberg ParkPA
1,259 residents make their home in this town in Pennsylvania.
Is Muhlenberg Park a good place to live?
Muhlenberg Park’s age of the median resident is 56.1 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Muhlenberg Park. Muhlenberg Park’s density of trails is 2.8 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Muhlenberg Park yet; the figures below are still real.
1,259 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Hersheypark and 59 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Muhlenberg Park. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
25 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
38 mi GardenLongwood Gardens4 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
29 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
13 mi Park & preserveRoadside AmericaPhoto credits
Hersheypark: 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
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Moving to Muhlenberg Park: who provides what
Muhlenberg Park is unincorporated, so Berks 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 Muhlenberg Park.
Muhlenberg Park has four seasons and pleasant summers
The peak summer temperature in Muhlenberg Park is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Muhlenberg Park: inland flooding
FEMA puts 62% of Muhlenberg Park’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to earthquakes. Its FEMA hazard score comes in at 35 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
12.7% of the land in Muhlenberg Park is protected from building
1.7 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Laurel Run Greenway (Linear Park) | 0.7 mi | 10 |
| 2. Laurelain Park | 0.6 mi | 10 |
| 3. Reading Crest Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 1.2 jobs for every working resident, Muhlenberg Park draws in 834 commuters
For most workers, Muhlenberg Park is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. In Muhlenberg Park, the average trip to work is 20 minutes. Employers in Muhlenberg Park added 232 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 839. Half commute less than 7 miles.
| Muhlenberg Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Muhlenberg Park is
14% of Muhlenberg Park adults report frequent mental distress. Against the Pennsylvania average, Muhlenberg Park comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 2. Among adults locally, 12% smoke cigarettes and 21% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Muhlenberg Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Muhlenberg Park | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 12% | 15.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Muhlenberg Park
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Muhlenberg Park
About 1 of every 100 Muhlenberg Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Questions about Muhlenberg Park
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Is Muhlenberg Park, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Muhlenberg Park yet; the figures below are still real.