Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,716.
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B−, 722nd among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $108K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 79% of the country. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $399K for a typical one and 4.4 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Upper Frederick Township’s median rent is $2,547 a month, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $1,114 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Upper Frederick Township has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Henry Antes House and Gerloff Road Bridge Crossing Swamp Creek.
Where Upper Frederick Township beats most towns.
Where Upper Frederick Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Upper Frederick Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for jobs and income (better than 86% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 3%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Henry Antes House is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 654 in 1930, 3,703 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1943 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Frederick Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw25 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw30 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw31 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 Upper Frederick 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 Frederick Township.
Upper Frederick Township sends most of its workers to Philadelphia and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
7.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Green Lane Park, 821 acres with 6.3 miles of trail. The trail density in Upper Frederick Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Green Lane Park | 6.3 mi | 821 |
| 2. Sunrise Mill | 0.2 mi | 43 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 7,433 U.S. towns with household incomes like Upper Frederick Township’s, it is healthier than 64%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
19% of Upper Frederick Township adults binge drink. Upper Frederick Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of Upper Frederick Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Upper Frederick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Upper Frederick Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 19.9% | 23.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Upper Frederick Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Upper Frederick Township has 379 jobs for its 1,874 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Upper Frederick Township for work: only 2% work in town. Upper Frederick Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Philadelphia (7%), Upper Gwynedd Township (3%) and Lower Salford Township (3%).
| Upper Frederick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Upper Frederick Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 22° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 26% of residents (20% statewide). 43% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Upper Frederick Township.
| Upper Frederick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Upper Frederick Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.6% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
2 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Frederick Township
About 4 of every 100 Upper Frederick Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
5 places in Upper Frederick Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Upper Frederick Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,703 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Upper Frederick Township.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B−; Upper Hanover Township (B) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Frederick Township | #722 | B− | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Marlborough Township | #405 | B+ | C− | A | B | A− |
| New Hanover Township | #252 | A | C+ | A | B+ | A− |
| Lower Frederick Township | #225 | A | C− | A | A | A− |
| Green Lane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Hanover Township | #600 | B | C− | — | B | A− |
Upper Frederick Township and Upper Hanover Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Green Lane isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Upper Frederick Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Upper Frederick Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #722 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability 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.
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