Germany TownshipPA
A town of 2,913.
Is Germany Township a good place to live?
Germany Township grades C+ overall, ranked 767th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $103K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $339K, 4 years of the Gettysburg metro’s $84K median household income. Germany Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
95% of working residents leave Germany Township for work
Where Germany Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Germany Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Germany Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Raven Rock Mountain Complex and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Germany Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
33 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
8 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
9 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
7 mi National Military ParkGettysburg National Military Park730K visitors a year
9 mi National Historic SiteEisenhower National Historic Site75K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eisenhower National Historic Site: Jack E. Boucher, Public domain
Moving to Germany Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Germany 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 Germany Township.
Germany Township sends many workers across the state line to Westminster and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Most working residents commute out of Germany Township
36% of working residents cross a state line to work, Westminster among the top destinations. Germany Township has 354 jobs for its 1,369 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Germany Township for work: only 5% work in town. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Germany Township. Jobs based in Germany Township grew to 354 in 2023, 125 more than in 2013.
| Germany Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Germany Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Germany Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Germany Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Germany Township since 1996.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Germany Township is healthier than 54% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,195 U.S. towns with household incomes like Germany Township’s, it is less healthy than 71%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Germany Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 37% of Germany Township adults have obesity.
| Germany Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Germany Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 34.8% | 30.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 7.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Germany Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Germany Township
About 5 of every 100 Germany Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Germany Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Germany Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,845 at the 2020 census. The majority of early settlers were from Germany and Great Britain.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 11 sq mi
Germany Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Germany Township.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Union Township (C+) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Township | #767 | C+ | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Mount Joy Township | #658 | B− | C | — | B | B |
| Littlestown | #462 | B+ | B | A− | C+ | C |
| Union Township | #758 | C+ | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Mount Pleasant Township | #668 | B− | B− | — | B | B |
Germany Township, Mount Joy Township, Union Township and Mount Pleasant Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Germany Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Germany Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Germany Township, PA a good place to live?
Germany Township grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #767 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools.
Is Germany Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.