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Manheim Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 327th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $115K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 72% of Pennsylvania towns. A typical home there costs about $340K, 4 years of the York metro’s $85K median household income. 19% of the land in Manheim Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Codorus State Park, at 1,786 acres with 15.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Manheim Township beats most towns.
Where Manheim 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 Manheim Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,806 in 1850, a low of 1,091 in 1860, 3,460 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1858 and 4 maps from 1953 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Manheim Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Manheim Township.
Manheim Township sends many workers across the state line to Cockeysville and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
16 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. The trail density for Manheim Township comes to 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Codorus State Park | 15.1 mi | 1,786 |
| 2. Manheim Adventure Park | 0.4 mi | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its one school is below. 256 students attend Manheim Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manheim El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 256 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
23% of working residents cross a state line to work, Cockeysville among the top destinations. Manheim Township has 312 jobs for its 1,694 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. Manheim Township had 312 jobs in 2023, up 79 from 2013. Only 3% of working residents stay in Manheim Township for work; the rest commute out. Its average commute stands at 30 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Manheim Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $115,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
58% of Manheim Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 17%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 6,398 U.S. towns with household incomes like Manheim Township’s, it is less healthy than 61%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
The share of adults in Manheim Township who get no exercise outside work: 22%. CDC measures, 26 in all: Manheim Township beats Pennsylvania on 4 and trails on 1.
| Manheim Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Manheim Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.5% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Manheim Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
35 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
35 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
38 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
38 mi MuseumNS SavannahRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · NS Savannah: Elton Lord/Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Manheim Township
About 3 of every 100 Manheim Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Manheim Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,460.
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4 towns share a border with Manheim Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; West Manheim Township (B+) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manheim Township | #327 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Codorus Township | #558 | B | C+ | — | A | B |
| Heidelberg Township | #554 | B | C | — | A− | B |
| North Codorus Township | #517 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
| West Manheim Township | #483 | B+ | C | A− | B+ | B− |
Manheim Township, Codorus Township, Heidelberg Township and North Codorus Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Manheim Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Manheim Township grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #327 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 B−.
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