Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hellam Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $228K, 2.7 years of the York metro’s $85K median household income. It grades A overall, 260th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $95K. 22% of the land in Hellam Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 167 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on the outdoors. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Hellam Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,528 in 1850, 5,939 in 2020. The archive holds 6 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Hellam Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hellam Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
33 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
19 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
19 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
20 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
19 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark ArenaHersheypark: 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 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hellam 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 Hellam Township.
Hellam Township trades workers with York and other neighbors and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
33 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Hellam Township’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, at 969 acres with 3.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rocky Ridge County Park | 13.6 mi | 393 |
| 2. Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve | 7.9 mi | 794 |
| 3. Wizard Ranch Nature Preserve | 5.3 mi | 246 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Eastern York SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kreutz Creek El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 320 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
At 6.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 74% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 52 to 19 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Hellam Township is 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Hellam Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Hellam Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hellam Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Hellam Township adults binge drink.
| Hellam Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Hellam Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hellam Township has about as many jobs (2,392) as working residents, but only 134 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Hellam Township for work: only 5% work in town. Hellam Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. The top destinations are York (9%), Springettsbury Township (8%) and East Hempfield Township (5%).
| Hellam Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (38% statewide). 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Hellam Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 21% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Hellam Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
111 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 14 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 111 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hellam Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7 within 15 miles of the center of Hellam Township
About 1 of every 100 Hellam Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Hellam Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania. The population was 5,939 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1739 as the first township in the area, and it originally included the entirety of modern York and Adams counties. Fire department services are provided jointly by the Hallam and Wrightsville fire departments.
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8 towns share a border with Hellam Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellam Township | #260 | A | B | A | B | B |
| West Hempfield Township | #216 | A | B | — | A− | B |
| East Donegal Township | #616 | B | C | — | B | B+ |
| East Manchester Township | #524 | B | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Lower Windsor Township | #294 | A− | A− | A− | B | B |
| Wrightsville | — | — | B+ | — | B | B |
| Springettsbury Township | #555 | B | C+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Conoy Township | #486 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
Wrightsville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. West Hempfield Township, East Donegal Township, East Manchester Township, Wrightsville and Conoy Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hellam Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hellam Township grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #260 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health, A for safety 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 B.
