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Lower Heidelberg

A township of 6,507 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania
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About Lower Heidelberg

Township in Pennsylvania, US
6,230Population
15.5 sq miArea
394 ftElevation

Lower Heidelberg Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,513 at the 2010 census.

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Safety Grade A+

Lower Heidelberg reports less crime per resident than 96% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Lower Heidelberg 0.1
Pennsylvania 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Lower Heidelberg 2.4
Pennsylvania 13.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A-

The public schools Lower Heidelberg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#289Best public schoolsof 764 in PA
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