Upper Hanover TownshipPA
A town of 8,741, settled in 1829.
Is Upper Hanover Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Upper Hanover Township grades B overall, 600th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. It has 34 miles of trail and 38% conserved land. It is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $392K, 4.3 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 38% of the land in Upper Hanover Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Green Lane Park, at 2,018 acres with 21.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Upper Hanover Township stand out
Where Upper Hanover Township beats most towns.
Upper Hanover Township has grown 35% since 2010
6,464 counted in 2010 and 8,350 in 2020; an estimated 8,741 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Upper Hanover Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Upper Hanover Township is from typical.
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USS New Jersey and 173 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Hanover Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw29 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw36 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryPhoto credits
USS 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 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
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Moving to Upper Hanover Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Upper Hanover 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 Upper Hanover Township.
Upper Hanover Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania, trades workers with Philadelphia and other neighbors and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Nearly a third of Upper Hanover Township is conserved land
Its 5,069 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 96% of Pennsylvania towns. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #11 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania.
34 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Upper Hanover Township’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Green Lane Park | 21.3 mi | 2,018 |
| 2. Mill Hill Preservation Area | 4 mi | 266 |
| 3. Peevy Road Open Space | — | 98 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Upper Hanover Township’s schools rank ahead of 58% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Upper Perkiomen SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Perkiomen MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 672 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Upper Hanover Township earns an A− for health
Against the 6,915 U.S. towns with household incomes like Upper Hanover Township’s, it is healthier than 56%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
21% of Upper Hanover Township adults binge drink. Upper Hanover Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Upper Hanover Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Upper Hanover Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Upper Hanover Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.5% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Upper Hanover Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Upper Hanover Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Upper Hanover Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Upper Hanover Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 21° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (20% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Upper Hanover Township. Upper Hanover Township has grown 4.6% since 2020, to 8,741 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Upper Hanover Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 46 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Upper Hanover Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Most working residents commute out of Upper Hanover Township
Upper Hanover Township has about as many jobs (3,859) as working residents, but only 270 people both live and work here. 26.3% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Upper Hanover Township for work: only 7% work in town. The median household income in Upper Hanover Township is $112,000. Since 2013, Upper Hanover Township has lost 458 jobs, to 3,859 in 2023.
| Upper Hanover Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 26% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $112,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Upper Hanover Township
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Hanover Township
About 3 of every 100 Upper Hanover Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
34 miles of trails in Upper Hanover Township
37.6% of the town is conserved land, across 8 parks and preserves.
About Upper Hanover Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Upper Hanover Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,464 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District.
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- Area
- 21 sq mi
- Elevation
- 381 ft
Upper Hanover Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Upper Hanover Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Hanover Township | #600 | B | C− | — | B | A− |
| Milford Township | #570 | B | C− | — | B | B+ |
| Hereford Township | #700 | B− | D | — | B | B+ |
| Marlborough Township | #405 | B+ | C− | A | B | A− |
| Douglass Township | #148 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ | A− |
| Lower Milford Township | #239 | A | C | — | A+ | A |
| New Hanover Township | #252 | A | C+ | A | B+ | A− |
| Upper Frederick Township | #722 | B− | D | — | B+ | A− |
Upper Hanover Township, Milford Township, Hereford Township, Lower Milford Township and Upper Frederick Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Upper Hanover Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Upper Hanover Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Upper Hanover Township, PA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Upper Hanover Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #600 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Upper Hanover Township, PA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.