Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
On incomes it is strong (A−): the median household earns $96K. Overall, Manchester Township earns a B: better than 61% of U.S. towns, and 571st of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The trade-off is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $282K, 3.3 years of the York metro’s $85K median household income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools, B− for health and B for walkability. The town has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Willis House and Emig Mansion. Cousler Park, at 90 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Just over two in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, against 29% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Manchester Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where Manchester Township beats most towns.
Where Manchester 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 Manchester Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 406 in 1870, 2,800 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1963 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Manchester Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
26 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
20 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
20 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
29 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
20 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 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Manchester 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 Manchester Township.
Manchester Township draws workers from York and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
13,222 jobs are based in Manchester Township, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
The top destinations are York (13%), Springettsbury Township (9%) and West Manchester Township (8%). Jobs in Manchester Township grew by 1,680 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 13,222. Its mean commuting time comes in at 22 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 6 miles away.
| Manchester Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Central York SD. Public school enrollment in Manchester Township: 1,746 students across 3 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinking Springs El SchLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 641 | B |
| Christian School of York PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 491 | – |
| Roundtown El SchTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 573 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Manchester Township’s FEMA hazard score stands at 23 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1978: 34. Expected losses in Manchester Township break down as 66% from inland flooding and 16% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Manchester Township, the typical July afternoon high is 86°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
20,061 people lived in Manchester Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 2.8% more than in 2020. Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 25% of residents (21% statewide). 42% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in the town.
| Manchester Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.4 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Manchester Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Walkers can cover 2.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail network density for Manchester Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Manchester Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cousler Park | 1.6 mi | 90 |
| 2. Stillmeadow Park | 0.1 mi | 24 |
| 3. Nittany Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,176 U.S. towns with household incomes like Manchester Township’s, it is less healthy than 63%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Nearly two fifths of Manchester Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Two figures for adults locally: 17% smoke cigarettes, 18% binge drink.
| Manchester Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Manchester Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.5% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home value in Manchester Township is about $282,000, up 3.3% in a year, close to the Pennsylvania typical home. The share of households in Manchester Township who own their home: 89%. Its typical rent is $1,391 a month.
| Manchester Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,391 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Manchester Township
About 6 of every 100 Manchester Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
4 places in Manchester Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Manchester is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,798 at the 2020 census. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area.
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9 towns share a border with Manchester Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Township | #571 | B | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Conewago Township | #873 | C | C− | — | B | B |
| Springettsbury Township | #555 | B | C+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| North York | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| West Manchester Township | #743 | B− | C+ | C− | C+ | B |
| York | #1023 | D | B | C− | D− | D− |
| Pleasureville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Manchester Township | #524 | B | C+ | — | B | B+ |
North York has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Manchester Township, Conewago Township, North York and East Manchester Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pleasureville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Manchester Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Manchester Township grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #571 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
