Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,962, settled in 1920.
St. Lawrence’s best subject grades are an A− for health and an A+ for the outdoors. St. Lawrence's public schools beat 76% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. St. Lawrence’s trail density is 9.2 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). On the outdoors, just 12 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. St. Lawrence has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Levan Farm. St. Lawrence has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where St. Lawrence beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far St. Lawrence is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,270 in 1920, a peak of 2,862 in 1970, 1,892 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 8 maps from 1894 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Lawrence. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
33 mi GardenLongwood Gardens3 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
39 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and Library
28 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
25 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a yearDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Forge National Historical Park: The original uploader was JGHowes at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:User, Attribution
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Lawrence, 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 St. Lawrence.
15% of St. Lawrence adults report frequent mental distress, below both the Pennsylvania town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in St. Lawrence. Lawrence beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| St. Lawrence | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | St. Lawrence | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.4% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
8.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Exeter Township Community Park, at 39 acres with 2.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Exeter Township Community Park | 2.4 mi | 39 |
| 2. St. Lawrence Borough Watershed | 1.1 mi | 28 |
| 3. Neversink Mountain Preserve | 0.5 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lawrence has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 22° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave St. Since 2013, St. Lawrence has added 865 jobs, to 1,515 in 2023. 2.6% of St. Lawrence working residents work locally.
| St. Lawrence | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Lawrence.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. The median age in St. Lawrence is 38.7 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| St. Lawrence | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 21% | 18% |
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.2 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| St. Lawrence | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of St. Lawrence
About 3 of every 100 St. Lawrence residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in St. Lawrence on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
St. Lawrence, is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,892 at the 2020 census. It sits just east of Mount Penn and Reading. It is served by the Exeter Township School District.
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6 towns share a border with St. Lawrence.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence | — | — | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Exeter Township | #591 | B | C− | B | A− | B+ |
| Mount Penn | #514 | B+ | B | — | C− | B+ |
| Reiffton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pennside | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacksonwald | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Alsace Township | #677 | B− | C+ | — | C− | B+ |
St. Lawrence has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. St. Lawrence, Mount Penn and Lower Alsace Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Reiffton, Pennside and Jacksonwald aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare St. Lawrence with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $228,000, 21% below 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 B−.
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