East Drumore TownshipPA
A town of 3,935.
Is East Drumore Township a good place to live?
East Drumore Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, ranked 934th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $79K. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $304K for a typical one and 3.5 times the Lancaster metro’s $87K median household income. 36% of the land in East Drumore Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On history, just 158 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Theodore A. Parker III Natural Area, at 65 acres.
What makes East Drumore Township stand out
Where East Drumore Township beats most towns.
How East Drumore Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far East Drumore Township is from typical.
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Moving to East Drumore Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Drumore 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Drumore Township.
East Drumore Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania and trades workers with Lancaster and other neighbors.
Protected land: nearly a third of East Drumore Township
Its 5,365 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 95% of Pennsylvania towns.
0.3 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in East Drumore Township: 2, covering 67 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Theodore A. Parker III Natural Area | — | 65 |
| 2. Octoraro Lake Watershed | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, East Drumore Township’s schools trail 61% of Pennsylvania districts
The largest public high school is Solanco HS, with 980 students. Public schools: Solanco SD. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pond View C/O Daniel Blank, Chairman PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 10 | – |
| Solanco HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 980 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
East Drumore Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in East Drumore Township break down as 44% from inland flooding and 26% from hurricanes. Since 1996, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in East Drumore Township
Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 18 inches a winter. Summers in East Drumore Township are warm, and winters chilly.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in East Drumore Township trails 65% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in East Drumore Township who have been diagnosed with depression: 26%. Among adults locally, 19% smoke cigarettes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (14%).
| East Drumore Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Drumore Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.3% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About one in eight working residents works right in East Drumore Township
East Drumore Township has about as many jobs (1,562) as working residents, but only 177 people both live and work here.
5.6% of East Drumore Township residents live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave East Drumore Township to do it: just 12% work in town. In East Drumore Township, the average commute is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Lancaster (7%), Quarryville (4%) and West Lampeter Township (4%).
| East Drumore Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hersheypark and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Drumore Township. Close and well known come first.
40 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
27 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
13 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
9 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania
31 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and Library
35 mi LandmarkFort ChristinaPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Fort Christina: Jerrye & Roy Klotz MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about East Drumore Township
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of East Drumore Township
About 3 of every 100 East Drumore Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About East Drumore Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
East Drumore Township is a township in south central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,903. It is part of the Solanco School District.
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- Area
- 23 sq mi
East Drumore Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with East Drumore Township.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Drumore Township (C) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Drumore Township | #934 | C− | C− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Colerain Township | #874 | C | C+ | — | C+ | C |
| Drumore Township | #898 | C | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Quarryville | #585 | B | C+ | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Providence Township | #838 | C | B | — | C+ | C |
| Eden Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | C+ |
Eden Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. East Drumore Township, Colerain Township, Drumore Township, Providence Township and Eden Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East Drumore Township with a neighbor →
Questions about East Drumore Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Drumore Township, PA a good place to live?
East Drumore Township grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #934 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is East Drumore Township, PA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.