Tulpehocken TownshipPA
A town of 3,703, settled in 1855.
What should you know before moving to Tulpehocken Township?
Tulpehocken Township's standout: it reports less crime per resident than 99% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades A−, ranked 357th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 72% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $279K, 3.5 years of the Reading metro’s $80K median household income. 37% of the land in Tulpehocken Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 106 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score higher on civic life.
What makes Tulpehocken Township stand out
Where Tulpehocken Township beats most towns.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Amish School | 1–8 | 26 |
| Triple Springs Amish Parochial School | 1–8 | 22 |
| Mt. Aetna Mennonite School | 1–9 | 91 |
96% of working residents leave Tulpehocken Township for work
Where Tulpehocken Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Tulpehocken Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Tulpehocken Township is from typical.
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Moving to Tulpehocken Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tulpehocken 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 Tulpehocken Township.
Tulpehocken Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania, sees little violent crime and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Less crime per resident than almost any U.S. town
Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
Its rate of reported violence is 0.5 per 1,000 residents, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 1.6. Tulpehocken Township’s rate of thefts and burglaries stands at 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Tulpehocken Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
For schools, Tulpehocken Township earns a B+
Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Amish School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 26 | – |
| Mt. Aetna Mennonite School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–9 | Grades 1–9 | 91 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Tulpehocken Township keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
Its 5,569 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 95% of Pennsylvania towns.
Trails run 0.3 miles in 1 park or preserve. Tulpehocken Township has one park or preserve, 3 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rehrersburg Lions Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For incomes, Tulpehocken Township earns a B−
Jobs based here grew from 720 in 2013 to 1,070.
Most working residents leave Tulpehocken Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Tulpehocken Township has added 350 jobs, to 1,070 in 2023. 14% of residents live below the poverty line locally. The top destinations are Jackson Township (6%), Reading (4%) and Philadelphia (3%).
| Tulpehocken Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Tulpehocken Township: inland flooding
Expected losses in Tulpehocken Township break down as 58% from inland flooding and 15% from hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Also worth knowing: households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2011.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Tulpehocken Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 30 inches a winter. Expect chilly, snowy winters and warm summers in Tulpehocken Township, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Tulpehocken Township ranks healthier than 50% of the country’s towns
Among adults in Tulpehocken Township, 18% smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults locally: 19% binge drink, 38% sleep under 7 hours.
| Tulpehocken Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Tulpehocken Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hersheypark and 41 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tulpehocken Township. Close and well known come first.
24 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
39 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom33 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
24 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
9 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
24 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate WorldPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Tulpehocken Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tulpehocken Township
About 6 of every 100 Tulpehocken Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Tulpehocken Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Tulpehocken Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,274 at the 2010 census. Tulpehocken is a name derived from the Lenape language, meaning "land of the turtles".
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- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 558 ft
Tulpehocken Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Tulpehocken Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulpehocken Township | #357 | A− | B− | A+ | B+ | B− |
| Bethel Township | #329 | A− | C | A+ | B+ | B− |
| Frystown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | #859 | C | C | — | C | C+ |
| Upper Tulpehocken Township | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | B |
| Marion Township | — | — | C− | — | C+ | B− |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | B |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Marion Township and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Marion Township and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Frystown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tulpehocken Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Tulpehocken Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tulpehocken Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Tulpehocken Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #357 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, A+ for safety and B+ for schools.
Is Tulpehocken 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−.