Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 7,845.
Lower Windsor Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $224K, 2.6 years of the York metro’s $85K median household income. It grades A− overall, 294th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. On the plus side, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 79% of U.S. towns. 16% of the land in Lower Windsor Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Lower Windsor Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Dritt Mansion and Burgholtshouse.
Where Lower Windsor Township beats most towns.
Where Lower Windsor 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 Lower Windsor Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,923 in 1850, 7,519 in 2020. The archive holds 6 maps from 1908 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Windsor 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 Lower Windsor Township.
Lower Windsor Township sends most of its workers to Springettsbury Township and beyond and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
At 8.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 60% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
Lower Windsor Township’s property crime rate is 3.5 per 1,000 residents, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 5.7 and U.S. towns at 9.9.
| Lower Windsor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Eastern York SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Eastern York HS, with 640 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern York MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 527 | B |
| Eastern York HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 640 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Lower Windsor Township has 652 jobs for its 3,841 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 471 in 2013 to 652.
Most working residents leave Lower Windsor Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Lower Windsor Township grew to 652 in 2023, 181 more than in 2013. Lower Windsor Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Lower Windsor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.2% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
10 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Native Lands Park, at 179 acres with 1.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Highpoint Recreation Area | 2.2 mi | 78 |
| 2. Samuel S. Lewis State Park | 2 mi | 80 |
| 3. Native Lands Park | 1.9 mi | 179 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 118 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lower Windsor Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lower Windsor Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lower Windsor Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of adults binge drink in Lower Windsor Township.
| Lower Windsor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lower Windsor Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.4% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Windsor Township. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
38 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
17 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
24 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
24 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
38 mi Ancient siteGettysburg BattlefieldHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain
9 within 15 miles of the center of Lower Windsor Township
About 5 of every 100 Lower Windsor Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
2 places in Lower Windsor Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lower Windsor Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,519 at the 2020 census. Samuel S. Lewis State Park overlooks the Susquehanna River in the eastern part of the township.
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4 towns share a border with Lower Windsor Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Windsor Township | #294 | A− | A− | A− | B | B |
| Chanceford Township | #728 | B− | B− | — | C | B+ |
| Manor Township | #309 | A− | C | A | A− | B |
| Windsor Township | #815 | C+ | C | — | C | B+ |
| Hellam Township | #260 | A | B | A | B | B |
Chanceford Township and Windsor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lower Windsor Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lower Windsor Township grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #294 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health, A− for safety and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
