MiddletownPA

A town of 9,632, settled in 1755. Nearly 5.5% of it is conserved land.

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Population

9,632

+7.1% since 2010

Typical home

$267K

+5.2% in a year

Household income

$56K

median

Median age

33.8

years

Jobs based here

1,985

A commuter town

What makes Middletown stand out

The 3 things Middletown does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Conserved land & trails

Outdoors

#55 most walkable in PA

0.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

5.5% of the town is conserved land.

$267Ktypical home

Housing

$267K typical home

8% below the PA typical home

5 places on the National Register

Archive photos and papers going back 271 years.

Swatara Ferry House · National Register of Historic Places

Middletown’s story

271 years in pictures

5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

1755Middletown is settled

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College town

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg calls Middletown home

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg4,591 students on campus

Admission: 98%
Net price: $23,330
Graduate: 26%

College Scorecard · IPEDS

Middletown’s report card

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Outdoors1 miof trails · 5.5% conserved Housing$267K8% below the PA typical home Commute10 miHalf of commuters travel less SchoolsB−Beats 49% of PA districts Hazards75/100High risk of storm & flood damage Climate86°/23°Summer high · winter low · 30″ snow SafetyB−Less crime than 51% of U.S. towns

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Weather

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81°

Light Rain

H 84° · L 55°

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Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Middletown. Another town gets a different order.

Outdoors

5.5% of Middletown is conserved land

0.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

5.5%conserved

Map of Middletown: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

5.5%

conserved · 73 of 1,326 acres

0.9 mi

of trails · 0.4 per sq mi

#55

most walkable in PA

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Hoffer Park	—	10
2. Susquehanna Street Park	—	5
3. Oak Hills Park	—	4

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Housing

A typical Middletown home is worth about $267K

The typical Middletown home is worth about $267,000, up 5.2% in a year, 8% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

$267KZillow home value

Typical home value

Middletown$267K

Pennsylvania$290K

Market temperature

days on market

104.2%

sale-to-list price

+5.2%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Middletown

Most working residents leave Middletown for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Derry (12%), Lower Swatara (9%) and Harrisburg (8%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Middletown4%

Derry12%

Lower Swatara9%

Harrisburg8%

Swatara5%

10 mi

median commute distance

1,985

jobs based in Middletown

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Schools

Middletown’s public schools outperform 49% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Middletown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Fink El Sch	K–5	257	C+
Seven Sorrows BVM School Private	PK–8	220

NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →

Health

How healthy Middletown is

Middletown beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania

0 better3 too close to call2 worse

What stands out	Middletown	PA
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	18.8%	14.5%
Fewer adults seeing a dentist	59.7%	64.4%

Milton S Hershey Medical Center

6.9 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.

75risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland flooding

340

paid flood claims since 1978

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Middletown has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

30″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–41°

Spring41–63°

Summer63–84°

Fall45–65°

Nov 2

typical first frost

Apr 9

typical last frost

+1.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Safety

Less crime per resident than 51% of U.S. towns

Middletown reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Middletown sits closer to the middle.

B−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Middletown4.7

Pennsylvania2.3

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Middletown3.6

Pennsylvania13.6

U.S.15.5

51st

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

30th

percentile among PA towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Middletown for work

Where Middletown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

1,985jobs based in Middletown

4%of working residents work in town

10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Landmarks

5 places in Middletown on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Swatara Ferry House

Simon Cameron House and Bank

Charles and Joseph Raymond Houses

B'Nai Jacob Synagogue

About Middletown

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Official town website ↗

Middletown is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Harrisburg. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 9,550. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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