Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Chanceford Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 728th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $94K. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 68% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 66% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $241K, 2.8 years of the York metro’s $85K median household income. 27% of the land in Chanceford Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On walkability, just 73 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Guinston United Presbyterian Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Chanceford Township beats most towns.
Where Chanceford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Chanceford Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,614 in 1850, 5,939 in 2020. The archive holds 6 maps from 1912 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chanceford Township, 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 Chanceford Township.
18 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Apollo County Park, 332 acres with 4.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Apollo County Park | 4.7 mi | 332 |
| 2. Otter Creek Nature Preserve | 1 mi | 76 |
| 3. Susquehannock State Park | 0.8 mi | 164 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Red Lion Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearview El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 300 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Chanceford Township has 417 jobs for its 2,855 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 35 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Chanceford Township for work: only 4% work in town. Chanceford Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 2.5% of Chanceford Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Chanceford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chanceford Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
19% of adults binge drink in Chanceford Township. Chanceford Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 16% of adults report frequent mental distress in Chanceford Township.
| Chanceford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Chanceford Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.3% | 64.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Chanceford Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chanceford Township. Close and well known come first.
30 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
17 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
30 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
30 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
18 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania
30 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark ArenaHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
8 within 15 miles of the center of Chanceford Township
About 3 of every 100 Chanceford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Chanceford Township is a township located in the southeastern portion of York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,939 at the 2020 census. The township is home to several campsites, Allegro Vineyards, and Apollo Park. The Mason-Dixon Trail runs through the township, and it borders the Susquehanna River on the east. Among notable natives of the township was Johnson K. Duncan, one of a handful of Northern-born Confederate generals in the American Civil War.
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8 towns share a border with Chanceford Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanceford Township | #728 | B− | B− | — | C | B+ |
| Lower Windsor Township | #294 | A− | A− | A− | B | B |
| East Hopewell Township | #707 | B− | C+ | — | B | B |
| Manor Township | #309 | A− | C | A | A− | B |
| Windsor Township | #815 | C+ | C | — | C | B+ |
| North Hopewell Township | #472 | B+ | B− | A | C | B+ |
| Felton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conestoga Township | #193 | A | B+ | — | A− | B+ |
Chanceford Township, East Hopewell Township, Windsor Township and Conestoga Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Felton isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chanceford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Chanceford Township grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #728 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
