Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Mount Holly Springs’ subject grades are an A− for health and cost of living and an A+ for the outdoors. Mount Holly Springs’ median age is 32.8 years, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 16% of the land in Mount Holly Springs is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 30 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on the outdoors. Mount Holly Springs has 1 place on the National Register. Mount Holly Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mount Holly Springs beats most towns.
Where Mount Holly Springs’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 Mount Holly Springs is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Holly Springs. Close and well known come first.
6 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Big draw29 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
30 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
21 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
9 mi State parkPine Grove Furnace State Park
20 mi LandmarkGettysburg National CemeteryCarlisle 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Holly Springs, 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 Mount Holly Springs.
Mount Holly Springs beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Mount Holly Springs adults binge drink.
| Mount Holly Springs | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mount Holly Springs | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.4% | 18.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.2% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Carlisle Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Holly Springs El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 215 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Holly Springs.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Mount Holly Springs for work: only 3% work in town. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Mount Holly Springs. Since 2013, Mount Holly Springs has lost 80 jobs, to 650 in 2023.
| Mount Holly Springs | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Mount Holly Springs’ trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile. Mount Holly Marsh Preserve, at 102 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mount Holly Marsh Preserve | 1.5 mi | 102 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mount Holly Springs has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mount Holly Springs's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. The property crime rate in Mount Holly Springs is 0.5 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Mount Holly Springs | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
The typical Mount Holly Springs home is worth about $283,000, up 3.4% in a year, close to the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Mount Holly Springs | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $963 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Holly Springs
About 5 of every 100 Mount Holly Springs residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Mount Holly Springs is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is located 25 miles north of Gettysburg. As of the 2020 census, Mount Holly Springs had a population of 1,995. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($80,919 across the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro 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−.
