Lower Frankford TownshipPA
A town of 1,833.
Is Lower Frankford Township a good place to live?
The best of Lower Frankford Township’s subject grades are a B+ for schools and health; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 152 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. On history, just 28 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Lower Frankford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lower Frankford Township stand out
Where Lower Frankford Township beats most towns.
100% of working residents leave Lower Frankford Township for work
Where Lower Frankford Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lower Frankford Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lower Frankford Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lower Frankford Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Frankford 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 Lower Frankford Township.
Very low risk in Lower Frankford Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lower Frankford Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of working residents in Lower Frankford Township work locally than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
0.1% of working residents work locally in Lower Frankford Township, below both the Pennsylvania town median (6.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Lower Frankford Township grew to 87 in 2023, 57 more than in 2013. 12% of Lower Frankford Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Lower Frankford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Lower Frankford Township is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns
Lower Frankford Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Lower Frankford Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 17%. 81% of adults had a checkup this year in Lower Frankford Township.
| Lower Frankford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lower Frankford Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.2% | 64.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lower Frankford Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Lower Frankford Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lower Frankford Township has set aside 5.1% of its land for conservation
5.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Lower Frankford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Opossum Lake Park | 0.4 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Frankford Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Big draw36 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
34 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
30 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
15 mi State parkPine Grove Furnace State Park
29 mi LandmarkGettysburg National CemeteryPhoto credits
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain
Everything we know about Lower Frankford Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lower Frankford Township
About 3 of every 100 Lower Frankford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Lower Frankford Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lower Frankford Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,732 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 15 sq mi
Lower Frankford Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lower Frankford Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Frankford Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| West Pennsboro Township | #589 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Tyrone Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Upper Frankford Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| North Middleton Township | #396 | B+ | B− | A− | B− | B |
Lower Frankford Township, Tyrone Township and Upper Frankford Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lower Frankford Township, West Pennsboro Township, Tyrone Township and Upper Frankford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lower Frankford Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lower Frankford Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lower Frankford 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 B.