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A town of 18,217, settled in 1820. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Yes, by almost any measure. Upper Saucon Township earns an A+, 108th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 96% of Pennsylvania towns, the median household earns $146K, and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 89% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $462K, 5.5 years of the Allentown metro’s $85K median household income. Upper Saucon Township’s median household income is $146,000, above both Pennsylvania’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). On health, just 169 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Upper Saucon Township is home to DeSales University.
Where Upper Saucon Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hopewell El Sch | K–3 | 426 |
| St. Michael the Archangel School | PK–8 | 269 |
| St. Michael the Archangel School | PK–8 | 268 |
2 colleges in town.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Upper Saucon Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 7 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Saucon Township. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Big draw35 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
6 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
15 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
29 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a year
37 mi Theme parkSesame Place PhiladelphiaDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Valley Forge National Historical Park: The original uploader was JGHowes at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:User, Attribution · Sesame Place Philadelphia: Transity (talk • contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Upper Saucon 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 Saucon Township.
Upper Saucon 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.
Its A+ ranks #42 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $462K.
Its public schools are run by Southern Lehigh SD. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Southern Lehigh SHS, with 1,013 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Lehigh Intermediate SchLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 702 | A− |
| Southern Lehigh SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,013 | A+ |
| Hopewell El SchTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 426 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
At 5.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 76% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 11 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Upper Saucon Township is 3.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Upper Saucon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
18 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Black River Sanctuary, 79 acres with 1.5 miles of trail. Upper Saucon Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Upper Saucon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hopewell Park | 1.6 mi | 50 |
| 2. Black River Sanctuary | 1.5 mi | 79 |
| 3. South Mountain Preserve | 1.2 mi | 44 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 8.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 3,060 U.S. towns with household incomes like Upper Saucon Township’s, it is less healthy than 55%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Upper Saucon Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 10 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Upper Saucon Township.
| Upper Saucon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Upper Saucon Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 12.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Upper Saucon Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Upper Saucon Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
23.7% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Upper Saucon Township for work: only 10% work in town. 24% of Upper Saucon Township workers work from home. The top destinations are Allentown (9%), Bethlehem (9%) and Upper Macungie Township (4%).
| Upper Saucon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
8 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Saucon Township
About 9 of every 100 Upper Saucon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
14,808 counted in 2010 and 16,973 in 2020; an estimated 18,217 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 7.3% since 2020, after 14.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
6 towns share a border with Upper Saucon Township.
It grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Coopersburg (A) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Saucon Township | #108 | A+ | C− | A | A+ | A |
| Coopersburg | #131 | A | C | — | A+ | B+ |
| Salisbury Township | #901 | C | C− | — | C | B− |
| Springfield Township | #188 | A | C | A | A− | A− |
| Lower Saucon Township | #321 | A− | C− | A− | A | B |
| Upper Milford Township | #217 | A | C | — | A− | A− |
| Lower Milford Township | #239 | A | C | — | A+ | A |
Coopersburg, Salisbury Township, Upper Milford Township and Lower Milford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Upper Saucon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Upper Saucon Township grades A+ overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #108 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 C−.
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−.
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