Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,100.
East Hanover Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 417th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 79% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $100K. A typical home there costs about $317K, 3.9 years of the Harrisburg metro’s $81K median household income. 21% of the land in East Hanover Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 211, 4,715 acres with 11.5 miles of trail. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns.
Where East Hanover Township beats most towns.
Where East Hanover 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 East Hanover Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Hanover Township. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
29 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
7 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
7 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
7 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena35 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement ResortHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Hanover 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 East Hanover Township.
East Hanover Township has commutes shorter than most of Pennsylvania, but it scores below Derry Township and its other neighbors on health and has a long record of flood insurance claims.
All 3 graded neighbors score healthier than its A−, from Derry Township (A) to South Hanover Township (A).
15% of adults report frequent mental distress in East Hanover Township, against 16% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. 31% of East Hanover Township adults have obesity. East Hanover Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| East Hanover Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | East Hanover Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.1% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Lower Dauphin SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hanover El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 333 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
19 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 211 | 11.5 mi | 4,715 |
| 2. Cladel Preserve | 0.5 mi | 13 |
| 3. East Hanover Park | 0.1 mi | 55 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The average commute for its 2,738 working residents takes 20.2 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave East Hanover Township for work: only 7% work in town. East Hanover Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Since 2013, East Hanover Township has lost 250 jobs, to 1,701 in 2023.
| East Hanover Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Hanover Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in East Hanover Township.
| East Hanover Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 21% | 18% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 91% are men (PA 41%).
| East Hanover Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
62 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 62 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Hanover Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of East Hanover Township
About 3 of every 100 East Hanover Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
East Hanover Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,021 at the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with East Hanover Township.
Middle Paxton Township next door grades lower for schools (C+ to East Hanover Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (B+ to C+).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hanover Township | #417 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Derry Township | #265 | A | C− | B | A | A |
| Hershey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rush Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Hanover Township | #438 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A |
| East Hanover Township | #682 | B− | C+ | — | B− | B |
| Fort Indiantown Gap | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Middle Paxton Township | #502 | B+ | B+ | — | C+ | A |
East Hanover Township, South Hanover Township, East Hanover Township and Middle Paxton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hershey, Rush Township and Fort Indiantown Gap aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Hanover Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. East Hanover Township grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #417 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
