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A town of 14,502, settled in 1823.
Few places in the country grade higher. Skippack Township earns an A+, 79th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. The median household earns $148K, its schools rank ahead of 94% of Pennsylvania towns, and residents are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest mark, a C, is in cost of living. 28% of the land in Skippack Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 65 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. Evansburg State Park, at 1,867 acres with 21.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Skippack Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Skippack El Sch | K–5 | 557 |
| South East Youth Dev Center | 7–12 | 1 |
| Deep Creek Learning Center | K–12 | 57 |
Census counts: 8,790 in 1990, 4,129 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1994 and 7 maps from 1894 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Skippack Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Skippack Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw18 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw22 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw23 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaUSS 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 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Skippack 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 Skippack Township.
Skippack Township has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Pennsylvania and has a long record of flood insurance claims.
24 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Skippack Township’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Evansburg State Park | 21.1 mi | 1,867 |
| 2. Central Perkiomen Valley | 0.3 mi | 141 |
| 3. Central Perkiomen Valley Park | 0.1 mi | 84 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Perkiomen Valley SD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skippack El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 557 | A |
| South East Youth Dev CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 1 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 7.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 2,881 U.S. towns with household incomes like Skippack Township’s, it is healthier than 62%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
21% of adults binge drink in Skippack Township. Skippack Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 13 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Skippack Township.
| Skippack Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 24% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Skippack Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.3% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
97 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 15 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 97 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Skippack Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household earns $147,979, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 45% of Skippack Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Skippack Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 48.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
37% women, 63% men
About 169 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 76% are men (PA 51%).
| Skippack Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.9% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Skippack Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Skippack Township is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 4,175 in 2013 to 7,336. 33.1% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Skippack Township for work: only 5% work in town. Skippack Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Since 2013, Skippack Township has added 3,161 jobs, to 7,336 in 2023.
| Skippack Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $148,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 6.1 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 93% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $7,566, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
15 within 15 miles of the center of Skippack Township
About 2 of every 100 Skippack Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
27.6% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
2 places in Skippack Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Skippack (Pennsylvania German: Schippach), originally named "Van Bebber's Township", is a census-designated place (CDP) in Skippack Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,758 at the 2010 census.
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6 towns share a border with Skippack Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skippack Township | #79 | A+ | C | — | A | A |
| Perkiomen Township | #197 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| Lower Salford Township | #113 | A+ | D | A | A− | A |
| Lower Providence Township | #73 | A+ | D | A | A | A |
| Worcester Township | #258 | A | D− | — | A | A |
| Evansburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Salford Township | #170 | A | C+ | — | A− | A |
Skippack Township, Perkiomen Township, Worcester Township and Upper Salford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Evansburg isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Skippack Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Skippack Township grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #79 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health and A for schools.
The typical home is worth about $555,000, 93% above the Pennsylvania typical home. 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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