Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,912, settled in 1792. A regional job hub with 2,037 jobs.
New Oxford’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and history; its weakest is a C for health. 53% of households own their home in New Oxford, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 73%. New Oxford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where New Oxford beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| New Oxford El Sch | K–3 | 565 |
Where New Oxford’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 New Oxford is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 225 in 1840, 1,868 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 6 maps from 1908 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Oxford. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
25 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
36 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
10 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
6 mi National Military ParkGettysburg National Military Park730K visitors a year
10 mi LandmarkGettysburg National CemeteryRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Oxford, 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 Oxford.
Most working residents leave New Oxford for work: only 7% work in town. At 22 minutes, New Oxford’s average trip to work is below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median household income in New Oxford is $63,000.
| New Oxford | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Conewago Valley SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Oxford El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 565 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
New Oxford beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in New Oxford.
| New Oxford | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | New Oxford | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.2% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
New Oxford has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical New Oxford home is worth about $306,000, up 3.5% in a year, 6% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| New Oxford | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Center Square | 0.2 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of New Oxford
About 3 of every 100 New Oxford residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
New Oxford is a borough in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,868 at the 2020 census.
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That is 3.6 years of the area's median household income ($84,092 across the Gettysburg, 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 B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Joseph H. Himes and Bull Durham.
