Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 27,258, settled in 1698. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Upper Dublin Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 25th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. The median household earns $168K, its schools rank ahead of 97% of Pennsylvania towns, and residents are healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $574K for a typical one and 6.3 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 70% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Upper Dublin Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Upper Dublin Township is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 127 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better.
Where Upper Dublin Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Washington El Sch | K–5 | 518 |
| Jarrettown El Sch | K–5 | 454 |
| Maple Glen El Sch | K–5 | 452 |
| Widest gap | Upper Dublin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 14.5% |
Census counts: 744 in 1800, 26,665 in 2020. The archive holds 6 maps from 1893 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Upper Dublin Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (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 Upper Dublin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw15 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw13 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw14 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaLynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Upper Dublin 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Upper Dublin Township.
Upper Dublin Township has schools in the top 5% of Pennsylvania, has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
Walkers can cover 16 miles of trail in 18 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Twining Valley Park, at 93 acres. Upper Dublin Township’s concentration of trails is 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Upper Dublin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cheston Robbins Park | 2 mi | 48 |
| 2. Four Mills Nature Reserve | 1.5 mi | 50 |
| 3. Mondauk Commons Park | 1.3 mi | 48 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
That grade ranks #29 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $574K.
Three of the 9 schools are below, and why each made the list. Upper Dublin SD runs its public schools. The 4 public schools in Upper Dublin Township teach 1,855 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Run MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 962 | A− |
| Upper Dublin HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,272 | A+ |
| Fort Washington El SchTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 518 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 6.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 1,752 U.S. towns with household incomes like Upper Dublin Township’s, it is healthier than 67%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
The share of adults in Upper Dublin Township who report frequent physical distress: 9.9%. Among 1,035 Pennsylvania towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Upper Dublin Township.
| Upper Dublin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Upper Dublin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 9.8% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
180 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 28 properties have flooded more than once.
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Upper Dublin Township than in 85% of U.S. communities. This Pennsylvania town has had 180 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. Expected losses in Upper Dublin Township break down as 63% from inland flooding and 10% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 8.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 62% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 209 to 149 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Upper Dublin Township is 0.3 per 1,000 residents. The level of property crime locally is 5.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Upper Dublin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.1 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
For Upper Dublin Township, the typical July afternoon high is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
26.7% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
For residents in Upper Dublin Township, the share who live below the poverty line is 3.2%. Since 2013, Upper Dublin Township has added 2,050 jobs, to 18,971 in 2023. The mean commuting time for Upper Dublin Township comes to 28 minutes. Only 8% of working residents stay in Upper Dublin Township for work; the rest commute out.
| Upper Dublin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $168,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 27% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
44 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Dublin Township
About 6 of every 100 Upper Dublin Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
8.5% of the town is conserved land, across 18 parks and preserves.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Upper Dublin Township is an affluent township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,665 at the 2020 census. Until the 1950s, Upper Dublin was mostly farmland and open space, but transitioned to a residential suburb during the postwar population boom. The population went from just over 6,000 residents in the 1950s to just under 20,000 by 1970. Today, Upper Dublin is mostly spread-out development housing, and has the fourth highest median income in Montgomery County. Upper Dublin is made up of several community areas, many of which are unincorporated areas in Montgomery County with no legal status, and are used primarily by the US Postal Service. These commu…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
10 towns share a border with Upper Dublin Township.
At #25 in PA, it grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Whitpain Township (A+) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Dublin Township | #25 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Abington Township | #388 | A− | C− | C+ | A− | A |
| Ambler | #100 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A− |
| Fort Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whitemarsh Township | #85 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Whitpain Township | #51 | A+ | D | A | A+ | A+ |
| Springfield Township | #65 | A+ | C− | A− | A | A |
| Oreland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fort Washington and Oreland aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Upper Dublin Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Upper Dublin Township grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #25 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A+ for health, A− for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
.JPG){kind=link}
