Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Where it falls short is schools (C+) — its schools rank behind 64% of the state's. At B− overall, New Holland ranks 699th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Nationally, it does better than 50% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $416K, 4.8 years of the Lancaster metro’s $87K median household income. Its strongest is hazard risk (A+). The biggest park or preserve is New Holland Community Memorial Park, at 20 acres. The town has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them New Holland Machine Company and John Casper Stoever Log House. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 90% of U.S. towns, with 2 places on the National Register.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
Where New Holland beats most towns.
John Casper Stoever Log House
Census counts: 672 in 1850, 5,743 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 6 maps from 1906 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far New Holland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Holland. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
9 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
27 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
8 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
9 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania
33 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and LibraryHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Holland, 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 New Holland.
New Holland draws workers from Lancaster and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
5,375 jobs are based in New Holland, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Half commute less than 9 miles. Employers in New Holland added 666 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 5,375. Most working residents leave New Holland for work: only 13% work in town. The town’s typical household income stands at $63,000, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
| New Holland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Garden Spot SHS, with 865 students. Public schools: Eastern Lancaster County SD.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Spot MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 404 | C |
| Garden Spot SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 865 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
41% of New Holland’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 19%. Compared with 93% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. 3 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For households in New Holland, the share who live in a home they own is 69%. The typical home value in the town is about $416,000, up 4.7% in a year, 45% above the Pennsylvania typical home. A home in New Holland typically sold within 7 days of listing.
| New Holland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,163 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 22°, with about 34 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 27%, against 35% across Pennsylvania. Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 25% of residents (21% statewide). In New Holland, nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older, below Pennsylvania’s towns (21%) and close to U.S. towns (18%).
| New Holland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| New Holland | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.6% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2024. New Holland’s rate of reported violence stands at 0.2 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| New Holland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 7.6 per 1,000 residents | 6.7 | 11.5 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
0.7 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. New Holland’s trail density is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| New Holland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New Holland Community Memorial Park | 0.4 mi | 20 |
| 2. New Holland American Legion Little League Fields | — | 4 |
| 3. Groff Memorial Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,606 U.S. towns with household incomes like New Holland’s, it is healthier than 72%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
In New Holland, 17% of adults binge drink. Two figures for adults in the town: 17% smoke cigarettes, 38% sleep under 7 hours.
| New Holland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | New Holland | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7 within 15 miles of the center of New Holland
About 3 of every 100 New Holland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where New Holland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in New Holland on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
New Holland (Pennsylvania German: Seischwamm or Nei Holland) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,762, an increase over the figure of 5,378 tabulated in 2010.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
New Holland grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #699 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and C+ 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−.
