West Brunswick TownshipPA
A town of 3,501.
Is West Brunswick Township a good place to live?
West Brunswick Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 622nd of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $119K. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $290K, 4.2 years of the Pottsville area’s $68K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 95% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. 20% of the land in West Brunswick Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 126 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score higher on civic life. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns.
What makes West Brunswick Township stand out
Where West Brunswick Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
How West Brunswick Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far West Brunswick Township is from typical.
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Moving to West Brunswick Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Brunswick 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 West Brunswick Township.
West Brunswick Township trades workers with Pottsville and other neighbors, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm.
West Brunswick Township has set aside 19.5% of its land for conservation
19 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 106, 1,093 acres with 5.9 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 110 | 6.7 mi | 1,087 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 106 | 5.9 mi | 1,093 |
| 3. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
West Brunswick Township ranks healthier than 71% of the country’s towns
Against the 5,857 U.S. towns with household incomes like West Brunswick Township’s, it is less healthy than 62%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
West Brunswick Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 15% of West Brunswick Township adults report frequent mental distress, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 17%. 13% of West Brunswick Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| West Brunswick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | West Brunswick Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.3% | 14.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.8% | 64.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in West Brunswick Township
West Brunswick Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of West Brunswick Township
West Brunswick Township has about as many jobs (1,358) as working residents, but only 113 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 33.8 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave West Brunswick Township for work: only 8% work in town. West Brunswick Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. The top destinations are Pottsville (6%), Orwigsburg (6%) and Tilden Township (4%).
| West Brunswick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $119,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More middle-aged adults than Pennsylvania overall
The median household earns $119,167, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). West Brunswick Township has grown 7.1% since 2020, to 3,501 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in West Brunswick Township.
| West Brunswick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| West Brunswick Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
West Brunswick Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Brunswick Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hersheypark and 39 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Brunswick Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
28 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom29 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
9 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
4 mi Park & preserveHawk Mountain Sanctuary
39 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark StadiumPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about West Brunswick Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of West Brunswick Township
About 2 of every 100 West Brunswick Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About West Brunswick Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
West Brunswick Township is a township located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 31 sq mi
West Brunswick Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with West Brunswick Township.
Tilden Township next door grades lower for schools (C+ to West Brunswick Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (B to C).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Brunswick Township | #622 | B | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| South Manheim Township | #773 | C+ | B | — | C | B |
| Orwigsburg | #168 | A | B− | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Tilden Township | #647 | B− | B | B− | C+ | B |
| Auburn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Landingville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Brunswick Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| North Manheim Township | #607 | B | B | — | B+ | C+ |
East Brunswick Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. West Brunswick Township, South Manheim Township, East Brunswick Township and North Manheim Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Auburn and Landingville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare West Brunswick Township with a neighbor →
Questions about West Brunswick Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Brunswick Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. West Brunswick Township grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #622 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is West Brunswick Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.