Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 18,015.
Fairview Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, ranked 351st of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $106K. It also does better than most on safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 76% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $286K, 3.4 years of the York metro’s $85K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. Etters Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fairview Township’s median household income is $106,000, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
Where Fairview Township beats most towns.
Etters BridgeEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Fairview Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,138 in 1850, 17,448 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 7 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fairview Township. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
17 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
14 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
13 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
14 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena
31 mi Ancient siteGettysburg BattlefieldHersheypark: 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 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairview 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 Fairview Township.
Fairview Township trades workers with Harrisburg and other neighbors and has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Reported crimes fell from 140 to 79 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
Fairview Township’s property crime rate is 3.9 per 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Fairview Township sits closer to the middle. Fairview Township’s violent crime rate is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Fairview Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.9 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by West Shore SD. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Red Land SHS, with 1,061 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Intermediate SchLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 654 | – |
| Red Land SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,061 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
125 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 19 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 125 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fairview Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fairview Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 8.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 7,718 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fairview Township’s, it is less healthy than 62%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Fairview Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of Fairview Township adults binge drink.
| Fairview Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.1% | 7% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Fairview Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fairview Township has about as many jobs (7,576) as working residents, but only 549 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 5,195 in 2013 to 7,576.
Most working residents leave Fairview Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Fairview Township has added 2,381 jobs, to 7,576 in 2023. The average trip to work in Fairview Township is 22 minutes.
| Fairview Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fairview Township. Fairview Township has grown 3.2% since 2020, to 18,015 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Fairview Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Fairview Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.9% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
1.8 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Roof Memorial Park, at 34 acres.
| Fairview Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Roof Memorial Park | — | 34 |
| 2. Bob McCollum Park | — | 8 |
| 3. Max C Hempt Memorial Field | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
6 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview Township
About 4 of every 100 Fairview Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Fairview Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,448 at the 2020 census.
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10 towns share a border with Fairview Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Township | #351 | A− | B− | A− | B | B |
| Lower Allen Township | #429 | B+ | C | B | B | A− |
| Warrington Township | #344 | A− | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Monaghan Township | #231 | A | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Newberry Township | #430 | B+ | B+ | B | B | B |
| Swatara Township | #769 | C+ | B− | C | C+ | B |
| New Cumberland | #323 | A− | B | A− | B | B |
| Lower Swatara Township | #409 | B+ | B− | A− | C | B |
Warrington Township and Monaghan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fairview Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Fairview Township grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #351 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health, A− for safety and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Fairview Township sits nearer the middle.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
