Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Glen Rock’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A+ for history. 6.9% of residents are 65 or older in Glen Rock, against 21% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Glen Rock. On history, just 91 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Glen Rock has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Glen Rock beats most towns.
Where Glen Rock’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 Glen Rock is from typical.
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Census counts: 289 in 1860, 2,121 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 6 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Glen Rock, 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 Glen Rock.
Most working residents leave Glen Rock for work: only 1% work in town. At 34 minutes, Glen Rock’s average trip to work is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are York (6%), Shrewsbury (5%) and Shrewsbury Township (5%).
| Glen Rock | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
31% of residents are under 18 in Glen Rock. People 65 and older are 7% of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 31% of residents (21% statewide). The median age in Glen Rock is 34.5 years.
| Glen Rock | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 31% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 34.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 29% | 29% |
56% women, 44% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Glen Rock | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.9% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Glen Rock home is worth about $372,000, up 3.9% in a year, 30% above the Pennsylvania typical home. 55% of Glen Rock households own their home.
| Glen Rock | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,173 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Glen Rock beats the Pennsylvania average on 6 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Glen Rock | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Glen Rock | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.7% | 7.4% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Glen Rock has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 64 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Glen Rock.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Glen Rock | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heritage Rail Trail County Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glen Rock. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
36 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
34 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
37 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
38 mi MuseumNS SavannahRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · M&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 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · NS Savannah: Elton Lord/Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Glen Rock
About 4 of every 100 Glen Rock residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Glen Rock is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,123 at the 2020 census. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area.
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2 notable people were born here, including Cliff Heathcote and Randy Edsall.
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