Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,157.
Ontelaunee Township's standout: it has 24 miles of trail. Overall it grades B, 531st among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $111K and its schools rank ahead of 79% of Pennsylvania towns. Ontelaunee Township’s trail density is 2.6 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Ontelaunee Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Dauberville Bridge and Davies House. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns.
Where Ontelaunee Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill Valley El Sch | K–4 | 744 |
| Schuylkill Valley MS | 5–8 | 691 |
| Schuylkill Valley HS | 9–12 | 688 |
1,646 counted in 2010 and 2,598 in 2020; an estimated 3,157 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 21.4% since 2020, after 57.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Ontelaunee Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,408 in 1980, 1,646 in 2010. The archive holds 8 maps from 1894 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ontelaunee Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
23 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
10 mi Park & preserveRoadside America8 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
33 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
40 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark StadiumHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ontelaunee 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 Ontelaunee Township.
Ontelaunee Township draws workers from Reading and beyond, is one of Pennsylvania’s best towns for the outdoors and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #23 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania.
25 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Ontelaunee-Reading Watershed, at 1,006 acres with 7.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ontelaunee-Reading Watershed | 7.9 mi | 1,006 |
| 2. Willow Glen Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Schuylkill Valley SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Schuylkill Valley HS, with 688 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill Valley El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 744 | B− |
| Schuylkill Valley HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 688 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
3,778 jobs are based in Ontelaunee Township, 2.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 2,609 in 2013 to 3,778.
Most working residents leave Ontelaunee Township for work: only 4% work in town. Ontelaunee Township’s median household income is $111,000, against $81,000 in Pennsylvania’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Ontelaunee Township grew to 3,778 in 2023, 1,169 more than in 2013.
| Ontelaunee Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $111,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 37 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ontelaunee Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ontelaunee Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Ontelaunee Township’s July high is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 6,983 U.S. towns with household incomes like Ontelaunee Township’s, it is less healthy than 66%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Ontelaunee Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Ontelaunee Township.
| Ontelaunee Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Ontelaunee Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.9% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. Ontelaunee Township has grown 21% since 2020, to 3,157 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of Ontelaunee Township residents are under 18.
| Ontelaunee Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Ontelaunee Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 11% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
5 within 15 miles of the center of Ontelaunee Township
About 3 of every 100 Ontelaunee Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Ontelaunee Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Ontelaunee Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Ontelaunee Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,646 at the 2010 census.
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7 towns share a border with Ontelaunee Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontelaunee Township | #531 | B | C | — | A− | B |
| Bern Township | #401 | B+ | C− | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Maidencreek Township | #596 | B | C | — | B | B+ |
| Centre Township | #521 | B | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Perry Township | #627 | B | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Leesport | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Blandon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muhlenberg Township | #844 | C | C | B− | C | B− |
Leesport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Ontelaunee Township, Maidencreek Township, Centre Township, Perry Township and Leesport report no FBI crime data of their own. Blandon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ontelaunee Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Ontelaunee Township grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #531 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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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