Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,075.
Fawn Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 718th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $117K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $302K for a typical one and 3.6 times the York metro’s $85K median household income. Fawn Township’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On the outdoors, just 156 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns.
Where Fawn Township beats most towns.
Where Fawn 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 Fawn Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,043 in 1850, 3,012 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 4 maps from 1955 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Fawn 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 Fawn Township.
Fawn Township sends many workers across the state line to Cockeysville, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm.
49% of working residents cross a state line to work, Cockeysville among the top destinations. Fawn Township has 210 jobs for its 1,373 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Fawn Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Fawn Township has added 26 jobs, to 210 in 2023. 5.8% of Fawn Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Fawn Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $117,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by South Eastern SD. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Eastern MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 399 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fawn Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Fawn Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 327, at 243 acres.
| Fawn Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 16% | 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. State Game Lands Number 327 | — | 243 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fawn 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
Against the 6,146 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fawn Township’s, it is less healthy than 70%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
19% of adults binge drink in Fawn Township. Fawn Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Fawn Township.
| Fawn 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% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Fawn Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fawn Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
34 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
38 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
35 mi MuseumNS Savannah
34 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
33 mi MuseumWalters Art MuseumM&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · NS Savannah: Elton Lord/Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain · Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Walters Art Museum: Dylan k, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Fawn Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Fawn Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Fawn Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,012 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Fawn Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawn Township | #718 | B− | C+ | — | B | B |
| East Hopewell Township | #707 | B− | C+ | — | B | B |
| Lower Chanceford Township | #822 | C+ | C+ | — | C | B |
| Hopewell Township | #408 | B+ | B | — | B | B+ |
| Fawn Grove | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peach Bottom Township | #877 | C | B− | — | B | B− |
Fawn Township, East Hopewell Township, Lower Chanceford Township, Hopewell Township and Peach Bottom Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Fawn Grove isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fawn Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Fawn Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #718 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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