Tilden TownshipPA
A town of 3,718.
Is Tilden Township a good place to live?
Tilden Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 647th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $80K. A typical home there costs about $200K, 2.5 years of the Reading metro’s $80K median household income. 27% of the land in Tilden Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 57 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 110, 1,865 acres with 9.8 miles of trail.
What makes Tilden Township stand out
Where Tilden Township beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
Every workday, about 2,748 people come to Tilden Township for work
Where Tilden Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Tilden Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Tilden Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Tilden Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tilden 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tilden Township.
Tilden Township draws workers from Reading and beyond and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
Most working residents commute out of Tilden Township
2,893 jobs are based in Tilden Township, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 2,193 in 2013 to 2,893.
Most working residents leave Tilden Township for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Tilden Township grew to 2,893 in 2023, 700 more than in 2013. Tilden Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Tilden Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Tilden Township’s schools rank behind 59% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Hamburg Area SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilden El CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 562 | C+ |
| Blue Mountain Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 145 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Conserved land covers nearly a quarter of Tilden Township
11 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 110 | 9.8 mi | 1,865 |
| 2. Weiser State Forest | — | 35 |
| 3. Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest | — | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Tilden Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tilden Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Tilden Township
Tilden Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Tilden Township is healthier than 57% of U.S. towns
Tilden Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 39% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Tilden Township.
| Tilden Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Tilden Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Tilden Township reports more crime per resident than 53% of U.S. towns
At 20 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 76% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 76 to 39 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Tilden Township is 20.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Tilden Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 20.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.9 | 1.8 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Hersheypark and 49 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tilden Township. Close and well known come first.
37 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
26 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom34 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
5 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
37 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
37 mi Theme parkDutch WonderlandPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Tilden Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Tilden Township
About 11 of every 100 Tilden Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Tilden Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Tilden Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,597 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 19 sq mi
- Elevation
- 587 ft
Tilden Township’s neighbors
9 towns share a border with Tilden Township.
West Brunswick Township next door grades higher for schools (B+ to Tilden Township’s C+) and lower for cost of living (C to B).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilden Township | #647 | B− | B | B− | C+ | B |
| Hamburg | #798 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| West Hamburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Brunswick Township | #622 | B | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Port Clinton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windsor Township | #605 | B | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Perry Township | #627 | B | B− | — | C+ | B |
| South Manheim Township | #773 | C+ | B | — | C | B |
West Brunswick Township, Windsor Township, Perry Township and South Manheim Township report no FBI crime data of their own. West Hamburg and Port Clinton aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tilden Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Tilden Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tilden Township, PA a good place to live?
Tilden Township grades B− overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #647 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health, B− for safety and C+ for schools.
Is Tilden Township, PA safe?
Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Tilden Township sits nearer the middle.
Is Tilden Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.