South TemplePA
A town of 1,882.
Is South Temple a good place to live?
South Temple’s mean commuting time is 39 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 7 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than South Temple. We don’t grade South Temple yet; the figures below are still real.
Hersheypark and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Temple. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
24 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
39 mi GardenLongwood Gardens4 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
30 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 South Temple: who provides what
South Temple 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 South Temple.
Top of a very low hazard risk in South Temple: inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, South Temple sits below 89% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in South Temple break down as 54% from inland flooding and 13% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in South Temple
In South Temple, the typical July afternoon high is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer adults under 35 in South Temple than across Pennsylvania
A bachelor’s degree or higher: a third of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Pennsylvania. Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 26% of residents (20% statewide). The median age for South Temple comes to 41.1 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns.
| South Temple | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.1 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 46% and 67% women
The Census survey reached too few of South Temple’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| South Temple | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Most of South Temple’s workers commute out: the town has 0.9 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Muhlenberg Township (13%), Reading (12%) and Maxatawny Township (8%). Most people who work leave South Temple to do it: just 1% work in town. Jobs based in South Temple grew to 662 in 2023, 353 more than in 2013. Among residents here, 11% live below the poverty line.
| South Temple | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy South Temple is
12% of South Temple adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. In South Temple, 22% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 27% get no exercise outside work.
| South Temple | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | South Temple | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.6% | 5.8% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 21.5% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
South Temple keeps 4.8% of its land conserved
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.2 miles of trail. South Temple’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| South Temple | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Temple Playground | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in South Temple sells for about $324K
The share of households in South Temple who live in a home they own: 88%. Its midpoint rent stands at $1,739 a month.
| South Temple | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,739 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 88% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about South Temple
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of South Temple
About 2 of every 100 South Temple residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About South Temple
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
South Temple is a census-designated place in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately four miles north of the city of Reading. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,424 residents. Originally a streetcar suburb of Reading, South Temple retains the look of a 1920s residential community, with decent-sized properties, mature trees, sidewalks, and much variation in housing styles. The community was originally serviced by a street-running trolley on Kutztown Road and an interurban trolley stop (the pavilion at 11th & Park is still standing).
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 791 ft
South Temple’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with South Temple.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Temple | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Temple | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laureldale | #751 | C+ | C | B+ | C | B− |
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Questions about South Temple
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Is South Temple, PA a good place to live?
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