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Upper Hanover Township vs Wright Township

55 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+27.9 pts in Upper Hanover Township) and property tax bill (+59% in Upper Hanover Township).

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Upper Hanover Township, PAAn outdoors townMontgomery County · 8,609 people
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Wright Township, PAAn outdoors townLuzerne County · 5,762 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Upper Hanover TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#47 most conserved land in PA34 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 77%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Upper Hanover Township →
Wright TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#126 most conserved land in PA17 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Work4,393 jobsbased in Wright Township, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 81%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Wright Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+27.9 pts
Upper Hanover Township has grown faster since 2010
Upper Hanover Township +29.2%Wright Township +1.3%
Property tax bill+59%
Tax bills are bigger in Upper Hanover Township
Upper Hanover Township $5,761Wright Township $3,619
Home values+33%
Homes cost more in Upper Hanover Township
Upper Hanover Township $391,900Wright Township $295,100
Trails2×
Upper Hanover Township has more miles of trail
Upper Hanover Township 34.3 miWright Township 16.8 mi
Jobs per worker+81%
Wright Township is more of a job hub
Wright Township 1.77Upper Hanover Township 0.98
Conserved land+10.2 pts
Upper Hanover Township has more conserved land
Upper Hanover Township 37.6%Wright Township 27.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $690 more a month in Upper Hanover Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Upper Hanover Township$2,530/mo
Typical home $392K (Census) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $1,317/mo · Housing →
Wright Township$1,850/mo
Typical home $295K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · Housing →

The difference: $690 a month, about $8,200 a year, between Upper Hanover Township and Wright Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Wright Township places higher on 12 of 20 PA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Pennsylvania ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–Upper Hanover TownshipNot graded AWright TownshipSafer than 90% of U.S. towns
Schools
BUpper Hanover TownshipBetter than 62% of districts in the state B+Wright TownshipBetter than 72% of districts in the state
Health
A−Upper Hanover TownshipHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns A−Wright TownshipHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns
8Upper Hanover Township
12Wright Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 1058 towns #13#524 Highest graduation rateSchools · 1036 towns #688#209 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1058 towns #927#582 Best schoolsSchools · 765 towns #408#265 Most affordableCost of living · 1058 towns #903#718 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1058 towns #782#610 Fewest smokersHealth · 1058 towns #281#141 Lowest depressionHealth · 1058 towns #251#113

Left end = #1 in Pennsylvania. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Upper Hanover Township’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Upper Hanover TownshipWright Township
Snow a year26″46″
January low—16°F
July high—80°F
Growing season (days)—159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd11th
Outdoors & history
Upper Hanover TownshipWright Township
Trails34 mi17 mi
Conserved land37.6%27.4%
Community
Upper Hanover TownshipWright Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

55 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Upper Hanover TownshipMontgomery CountyWright TownshipLuzerne County
Upper Hanover Township ↔ Wright Township55 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Upper Hanover TownshipWright Township
People
Population 8,609Highest 5,762Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +29.2%Highest PA: +2.4% +1.3%Lowest PA: +2.4%
Median age 46±3.5Lowest 12% above PA 46.4±2.7Highest 13% above PA
Wright Township and Upper Hanover Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.6%±4Highest PA: 20.4% 21.2%±4.4Lowest PA: 20.4%
Upper Hanover Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.2%±5.2Highest PA: 19.5% 22.2%±4.3Lowest PA: 19.5%
Upper Hanover Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.6%Highest PA: 35.2% 36.9%Lowest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.8Lowest PA: 6.1% 4.3%±2Highest PA: 6.1%
Wright Township and Upper Hanover Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $111,643±$12kLowest 43% above PA $124,000±$25kHighest 59% above PA
Wright Township and Upper Hanover Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $391,900±$25kHighest 54% above PA $295,100±$19kLowest 16% above PA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,317±$472 9% above PA —
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,761Highest 74% above PA $3,619Lowest 9% above PA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.4%±41.2Highest PA: 48.2% 25.5%±25.2Lowest PA: 48.2%
Upper Hanover Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5%Lowest PA: 11.7% 7.3%Highest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Highest PA: 69.3% 93%Lowest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 24 yrs newer than PA 1982Lowest 17 yrs newer than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 9% above PA 27 minLowest about the PA average
Work from home 26.3%±5.4Highest PA: 15.6% 22.7%±7.6Lowest PA: 15.6%
Upper Hanover Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.8%Lowest 11.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Lowest 1.77Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Philadelphia (8%)Wilkes-Barre (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wright TownshipFew work in Upper Hanover Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 37.6%Highest 27.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 34.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.6 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 11.5Lowest 13.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #408 of 765 in PA#265 of 765 in PA
School district Upper Perkiomen SDCrestwood SD
High school in town None in townCrestwood Secondary Campus
Students per teacherat that high school — 20.8
Pennsylvania average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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