Bern Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population is 6,609. The township is in Schuylkill Valley School District.

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How Bern ranks

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#28Highest graduation rate in PA #39Most trails in PA #140Highest income in PA All PA rankings →

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Safety in Bern

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Bern's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Bern 1

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Bern 4.5

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Bern

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Most working residents leave Bern for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Reading (11%), Muhlenberg (6%) and Spring (5%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Reading

11%

Muhlenberg

Spring

Wyomissing

8%Work in townlive and work in Bern 9 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 5,868Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Bern

Compared with Pennsylvania

1better than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 4 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 0 close Habits all close Care all close

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What stands out

11.2%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · better

Care nearby

Penn State Health St. JosephReading · 1.7 mi · ER

Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - BerksReading · 4.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 19533, 19605, 19506 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Bern →

Natural hazards in Bern

Very low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 17% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌀 Hurricanes🌪️ Tornadoes

15Does Bern flood?paid flood claims since 1978 NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 20 declared for Berks County MapBern vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Bern →

Climate in Bern

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Bern has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41° / 24°Winter

63° / 40°Spring

84° / 62°Summer

66° / 44°Fall

How much snow does Bern get?About 27 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 19, with the last in spring around Apr 26.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.6° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Bern →

Schools in Bern

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School Grade B+

The public schools Bern’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictBerks Career and Technology CenterSchools1

Berks Career and Technology Center-West CampusHigh · Grades 9–12 · 21 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.