Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 5,222.
Washington Township grades B overall, 614th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 81% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $86K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $338K, 4 years of the Allentown metro’s $85K median household income. Washington Township’s mean commuting time is 32 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, at 264 acres.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
Where Washington 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 Washington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,152 in 2000, 5,148 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1936 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
26 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
26 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
8 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
11 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
39 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
22 mi Stadium & arenaPPL CenterDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington 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 Washington Township.
At 8.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 63% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
The property crime rate for Washington Township comes to 2.9 per 1,000 residents. The level of violent crime for Washington Township comes to 1 per 1,000 residents.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its one school is below. Bangor Area SD runs its public schools. 375 students attend Washington Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–4 | Grades 3–4 | 375 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Bethlehem (6%), Upper Mount Bethel Township (5%) and Forks Township (4%). The share of residents in Washington Township who live below the poverty line: 3.4%. The town had 1,163 jobs in 2023, up 88 from 2013. The median commute is under 16 miles.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 19° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 23 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older in Washington Township. Here, 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 35% in Pennsylvania as a whole. The town’s age of the median resident is 44.7 years.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Washington Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Paid flood insurance claims in Washington Township since 2020: 6. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Washington Township break down as 71% from inland flooding and 6% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. For Washington Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 4, covering 313 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Washington Township Recreational Complex | 0.8 mi | 29 |
| 2. The Meadows at Martins Creek | 0.3 mi | 19 |
| 3. Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge | — | 264 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
78% of Washington Township adults had a checkup this year. Washington Township: 20% of adults binge drink.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 3 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Washington Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Washington Township was 5,148 at the 2020 census. Washington Township is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #614 | B | C | A− | B+ | B− |
| Bangor | #629 | B | B | B | B+ | C− |
| Roseto | — | — | B− | A | B+ | C− |
| East Bangor | — | — | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Plainfield Township | #730 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Upper Mount Bethel Township | #712 | B− | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Lower Mount Bethel Township | #522 | B | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
Roseto and East Bangor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. East Bangor, Plainfield Township, Upper Mount Bethel Township and Lower Mount Bethel Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Washington Township grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #614 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, A− for safety and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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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