Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Adamstown’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A− for schools, and an A for the outdoors. 8.3% of residents are 65 or older in Adamstown, against 21% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 87 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on incomes. Adamstown’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 90 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on the outdoors. Adamstown has 1 place on the National Register. Adamstown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Adamstown beats most towns.
Census counts: 432 in 1860, 1,938 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 7 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Adamstown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Adamstown. Close and well known come first.
31 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
33 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
36 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
8 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
17 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
39 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and LibraryHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Adamstown, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Adamstown.
Its public schools are run by Cocalico SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 409 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Adamstown for work: only 1% work in town. The median household income in Adamstown is $118,000. Jobs based in Adamstown fell to 662 in 2023, 191 fewer than in 2013.
| Adamstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $118,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adamstown beats the Pennsylvania average on 6 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of Adamstown adults have high blood pressure.
| Adamstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Adamstown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.9% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 8% of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (21% statewide). Adamstown’s median age is 34.9 years. 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Adamstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 34.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 29% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Adamstown | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Adamstown has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Adamstown Community Park | 0.5 mi | 19 |
| 2. Celebration Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Adamstown since 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Adamstown home is worth about $314,000, up 4.6% in a year, 10% above the Pennsylvania typical home. 82% of households own their home in Adamstown.
| Adamstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,231 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Adamstown
About 5 of every 100 Adamstown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Where Adamstown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Adamstown (Pennsylvania German: Adamschteddel) is a borough that is located in Lancaster County (primarily) and Berks County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 1,938 at the time of the 2020 census. Of this, 1,772 were residents of Lancaster County and only seventeen were living in Berks County.
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3 towns share a border with Adamstown.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown | — | — | B | — | A− | B+ |
| East Cocalico Township | #208 | A | C+ | A | A− | B |
| Brecknock Township | #770 | C+ | C | — | C+ | B− |
| Swartzville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Adamstown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Adamstown and Brecknock Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Swartzville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Adamstown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 3.6 years of the area's median household income ($86,959 across the Lancaster, PA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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