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Wright Township vs Upper Hanover 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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Wright Township, PAAn outdoors townLuzerne County · 5,762 people
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Upper Hanover Township, PAAn outdoors townMontgomery County · 8,609 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Wright Township$1,850/mo
Typical home $295K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · Housing →
Upper Hanover Township$2,530/mo
Typical home $392K (Census) · tax rate 1.47% · or rent about $1,317/mo · 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
AWright TownshipSafer than 90% of U.S. towns –Upper Hanover TownshipNot graded
Schools
B+Wright TownshipBetter than 72% of districts in the state BUpper Hanover TownshipBetter than 62% of districts in the state
Health
A−Wright TownshipHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns A−Upper Hanover TownshipHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns
12Wright Township
8Upper Hanover Township

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

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

Left end = #1 in Pennsylvania. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Wright 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
Wright TownshipUpper Hanover Township
Snow a year46″26″
January low16°F—
July high80°F—
Growing season (days)159d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th32nd
Outdoors & history
Wright TownshipUpper Hanover Township
Trails17 mi34 mi
Conserved land27.4%37.6%
Community
Wright TownshipUpper Hanover 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.

Wright TownshipLuzerne CountyUpper Hanover TownshipMontgomery County
Wright Township ↔ Upper Hanover 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.

Wright TownshipUpper Hanover Township
People
Population 5,762Lowest 8,609Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.3%Lowest PA: +2.4% +29.2%Highest PA: +2.4%
Median age 46.4±2.7Highest 13% above PA 46±3.5Lowest 12% 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 21.2%±4.4Lowest PA: 20.4% 21.6%±4Highest 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+ 22.2%±4.3Lowest PA: 19.5% 24.2%±5.2Highest 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+ 36.9%Lowest PA: 35.2% 38.6%Highest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±2Highest PA: 6.1% 3.4%±1.8Lowest 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 $124,000±$25kHighest 59% above PA $111,643±$12kLowest 43% 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 $295,100±$19kLowest 16% above PA $391,900±$25kHighest 54% above PA
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,317±$472 9% above PA
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,619Lowest 9% above PA $5,761Highest 74% above PA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.5%±25.2Lowest PA: 48.2% 34.4%±41.2Highest 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 7.3%Highest PA: 11.7% 5%Lowest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93%Lowest PA: 69.3% 95.5%Highest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 17 yrs newer than PA 1989Highest 24 yrs newer than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the PA average 29 minHighest 9% above PA
Work from home 22.7%±7.6Lowest PA: 15.6% 26.3%±5.4Highest 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 11.2%Highest 6.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 15.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.77Highest 0.98Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wilkes-Barre (13%)Philadelphia (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Upper Hanover TownshipFew work in Wright Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.4%Lowest 37.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 16.8 miLowest 34.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 13.4Highest 11.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #265 of 765 in PA#408 of 765 in PA
School district Crestwood SDUpper Perkiomen SD
High school in town Crestwood Secondary CampusNone in town
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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