Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Red Hill gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $369K, 4 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. It grades A− overall, 325th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Only 21 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score higher on civic life. Red Hill has 1 place on the National Register. Red Hill’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
Where Red Hill beats most towns.
Red Hill Historic DistrictWhere Red Hill’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 Red Hill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 664 in 1910, 2,496 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Red Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw28 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw34 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 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 Red Hill, 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 Red Hill.
Most working residents leave Red Hill for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Red Hill grew to 567 in 2023, 97 more than in 2013. Red Hill’s median household income is $65,000.
| Red Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Upper Perkiomen SD. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Upper Perkiomen HS, with 1,021 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Perkiomen HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,021 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Red Hill since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Red Hill home is worth about $369,000, up 2.1% in a year, 29% above the Pennsylvania typical home. The median rent in Red Hill is $983 a month.
| Red Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $983 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Red Hill 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 9,877 U.S. towns with household incomes like Red Hill’s, it is healthier than 84%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Red Hill beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 22% of Red Hill adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Red Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Red Hill | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 89.8% | 85.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Red Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Red Hill Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Green Lane Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Centennial Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Red Hill
About 6 of every 100 Red Hill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Red Hill is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is primarily a lakeshore, lowlands, suburban community northwest of Philadelphia in the Delaware River Valley watershed, as is the balance of its county. As of the 2020 census, Red Hill had a population of 2,496. It is also part of the strip of small towns that run together along Route 29, Red Hill, Pennsburg, and East Greenville, colloquially known as Upper Perkiomen. The town is named after the large amounts of red shale in the soil and ground layers of the hill.
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One town shares a border with Red Hill.
Red Hill and Pennsburg report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Red Hill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Red Hill grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #325 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B for schools.
Not for the area. 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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