Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,061, settled in 1763.
Yes, by almost any measure. Trappe earns an A+, 87th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $127K, residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and its public schools beat 94% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $415K, 4.6 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 61% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Trappe, against 29% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 40 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on hazard risk. Trappe has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Augustus Lutheran Church and Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg House.
Where Trappe beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| South El Sch | K–5 | 459 |
| Bright Spot Child Care | PK–K | 77 |
| Childrens Schoolhouse of Collegeville | PK–K | 29 |
Augustus Lutheran Church is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 324 in 1900, 4,002 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1743 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 Trappe is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 11%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Trappe. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw20 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw23 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw24 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearUSS 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 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Trappe, 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 Trappe.
Trappe has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania, pairs an A for schools with high home prices and has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm.
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 7.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
16% of Trappe adults get no exercise outside work. Trappe beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of Trappe adults binge drink.
| Trappe | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Trappe | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 12.1% | 18.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.1% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $415K.
Its public schools are run by Perkiomen Valley SD. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 459 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Trappe’s FEMA risk score is 2 of 100. Since 1999, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Trappe.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Trappe is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waterworks Park | 0.6 mi | 15 |
| 2. Rambo Park | 0.4 mi | 11 |
| 3. Borough Hall Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
24.1% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Trappe for work: only 4% work in town. 24% of workers work from home in Trappe. Since 2013, Trappe has added 328 jobs, to 1,494 in 2023.
| Trappe | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $127,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trappe has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $6,085, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median sale price was $435,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
13 within 15 miles of the center of Trappe
About 7 of every 100 Trappe residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
3,509 counted in 2010 and 4,002 in 2020; an estimated 4,061 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
2 places in Trappe on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Trappe.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Trappe (Pennsylvania German: Drapp) is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Trappe had a population of 4,002. Augustus Lutheran Church, built in 1743, is the oldest unchanged Lutheran church building in the United States in continuous use by the same congregation. It has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
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3 towns share a border with Trappe.
At #87 in PA, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Collegeville (A+) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trappe | #87 | A+ | D | — | A | A |
| Collegeville | #112 | A+ | D | A− | A | A |
| Upper Providence Township | #283 | A− | D | B+ | A | A |
| Perkiomen Township | #197 | A | C− | — | A | A |
Trappe and Perkiomen Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Trappe with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Trappe grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #87 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $415,000, 45% 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 D.
8 notable people were born here, including Frederick Muhlenberg and Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg.
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