Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Pennsburg is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 346th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $112K. A typical home there costs about $430K, 4.7 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 9.1% of residents are 65 or older in Pennsburg, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%.
Where Pennsburg beats most towns.
Where Pennsburg’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 Pennsburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 627 in 1890, 3,889 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and 5 maps from 1943 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pennsburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw29 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw36 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pennsburg, 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 Pennsburg.
Pennsburg owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
The typical Pennsburg home is worth about $431,000, up 2.7% in a year, 50% above the Pennsylvania typical home. The median rent in Pennsburg is $1,361 a month.
| Pennsburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,361 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkiomen School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 343 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 1,015 in 2013 to 1,335.
Most working residents leave Pennsburg for work: only 6% work in town. Pennsburg’s average trip to work is 33 minutes. Since 2013, Pennsburg has added 320 jobs, to 1,335 in 2023.
| Pennsburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $112,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 9% of residents (20% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide). Pennsburg has grown 4.2% since 2020, to 4,036 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 23% of Pennsburg residents are under 18.
| Pennsburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Pennsburg | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
Pennsburg has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 21° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 6,881 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pennsburg’s, it is less healthy than 73%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Pennsburg beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 74% of adults had a checkup this year in Pennsburg.
| Pennsburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Pennsburg | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.1% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3% | 3.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Community Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
5 within 15 miles of the center of Pennsburg
About 3 of every 100 Pennsburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Pennsburg is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population was 3,889 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District. It is also part of the strip of small towns that run together along Route 29: Red Hill, Pennsburg, and East Greenville. The towns are collectively referred to as Upper Perk.
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2 towns share a border with Pennsburg.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsburg | #346 | A− | B− | — | B | B |
| East Greenville | #142 | A | B− | A | B | B+ |
| Red Hill | #325 | A− | B+ | — | B | B |
Pennsburg and Red Hill report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pennsburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Pennsburg grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #346 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B 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 B−.
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