Compare towns
Marlborough vs Upper Frederick vs Upper Hanover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Pennsylvania.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marlborough has the most affordable homes ($385k median).
Upper Frederick has the most renters (28.4% rent).
Upper Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+29.2%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Marlborough | Upper Frederick | Upper Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,547Lowest |
3,707 |
8,609Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% PA: +2.4% |
+5.1%Lowest PA: +2.4% |
+29.2%Highest PA: +2.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.7 18% above PA |
48.9±5.4Highest 20% above PA |
46±3.5Lowest 12% above PA |
| Upper Frederick and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.6 PA: 20.4% |
18.2%±4.4Lowest PA: 20.4% |
21.6%±4Highest PA: 20.4% |
| Upper Hanover and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±4Lowest PA: 19.5% |
25.5%±5.5Highest PA: 19.5% |
24.2%±5.2 PA: 19.5% |
| Upper Frederick and Upper Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1%Lowest PA: 35.2% |
42.4%Highest PA: 35.2% |
38.6% PA: 35.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Lowest PA: 6.1% |
3.5%±2Highest PA: 6.1% |
3.4%±1.8 PA: 6.1% |
| Upper Frederick and Upper Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,281±$20k 39% above PA |
$108,219±$10kLowest 39% above PA |
$111,643±$12kHighest 43% above PA |
| Upper Hanover and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $385,200±$39kLowest 51% above PA |
$399,200±$37kHighest 57% above PA |
$391,900±$25k 54% above PA |
| Upper Frederick and Upper Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,811±$522 50% above PA |
$2,547±$571Highest 111% above PA |
$1,317±$472Lowest 9% above PA |
| Upper Frederick and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,718 73% above PA |
$4,652Lowest 41% above PA |
$5,761Highest 74% above PA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±35.6 PA: 48.2% |
68.3%±32.6Highest PA: 48.2% |
34.4%±41.2Lowest PA: 48.2% |
| Upper Frederick and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% PA: 11.7% |
7.7%Highest PA: 11.7% |
5%Lowest PA: 11.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% PA: 69.3% |
71.6%Lowest PA: 69.3% |
95.5%Highest PA: 69.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 10 yrs newer than PA |
1982 17 yrs newer than PA |
1989Highest 24 yrs newer than PA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above PA |
28 minLowest 6% above PA |
29 minHighest 9% above PA |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.4Lowest PA: 15.6% |
20.9%±8.4 PA: 15.6% |
26.3%±5.4Highest PA: 15.6% |
| Upper Hanover and Upper Frederick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #432 of 764 in PA | — | #408 of 764 in PA |
| School district | Upper Perkiomen SD | — | Upper Perkiomen SD |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
PA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.