Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B+, 493rd of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. It reports less crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 69 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. Latimore Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Latimore Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Pond Mill Bridge and John Zeigler Farm House.
Where Latimore Township beats most towns.
Where Latimore 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 Latimore Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for safety (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 3%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,528 in 2000, 2,644 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1982 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Latimore Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
14 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
30 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
16 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
15 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
13 mi National Military ParkGettysburg National Military Park730K visitors a yearRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Latimore 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 Latimore Township.
Latimore Township sends most of its workers to Hanover and beyond and has seen reported crime fall by about half.
Reported crimes fell from 13 to 2 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
Latimore Township’s property crime rate is 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Latimore Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
12 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 249, at 487 acres.
| Latimore Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 12% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 249 | — | 487 |
| 2. Latimore Valley Fair Grounds | — | 68 |
| 3. Griest Community Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Latimore Township has 289 jobs for its 1,197 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Latimore Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Latimore Township has added 56 jobs, to 289 in 2023. 3.8% of Latimore Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Latimore Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Latimore Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). The median age in Latimore Township is 47.8 years. Latimore Township has grown 2.6% since 2020, to 2,715 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Latimore Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 66% are men (PA 48%).
| Latimore Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.8% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Latimore Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Latimore Township.
| Latimore Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Latimore Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Latimore Township
About 3 of every 100 Latimore Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Latimore Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,580 at the 2010 census.
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7 towns share a border with Latimore Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latimore Township | #493 | B+ | C | A+ | B+ | B− |
| Reading Township | #171 | A | B+ | A+ | B+ | B |
| Franklin Township | #264 | A | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Huntington Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Lake Meade | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | #669 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| York Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Middleton Township | #271 | A | B− | — | A− | B+ |
Huntington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Franklin Township, Huntington Township, Washington Township and South Middleton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lake Meade and York Springs aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Latimore Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Latimore Township grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #493 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, A+ for safety and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
The typical home is worth about $308,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
