North Hopewell TownshipPA
Home to 2,805 people, this town lies in Pennsylvania.
Is North Hopewell Township a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its best grade is for safety (A): it reports less crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns. Add incomes to its strengths: the median household earns $109K. The drawback is walkability (D). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. At about $312K, a typical home costs 3.7 years of the York metro’s $85K median household income. It also trails on schools (C) — its schools rank behind 66% of the state's. Overall, that makes a B+, better than just over two thirds of U.S. towns. That places it 472nd of 1032 in Pennsylvania.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow.
What makes North Hopewell Township stand out
Where North Hopewell Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave North Hopewell Township for work
Where North Hopewell Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How North Hopewell Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far North Hopewell Township is from typical.
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Moving to North Hopewell Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Hopewell 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Hopewell Township.
North Hopewell Township sends many workers across the state line to Baltimore, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and sees little violent crime.
North Hopewell Township earns an A for safety
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
For North Hopewell Township, the rate of reported violence is 0.3 per 1,000 residents. The property offense rate for North Hopewell Township comes to 3.2 per 1,000 residents, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (5.7) and U.S. towns (9.9).
| North Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Protected land: 13.1% of North Hopewell Township
Trails run 9.0 miles in 1 park or preserve. Spring Valley County Park, at 432 acres with 8.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spring Valley County Park | 8.3 mi | 432 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents commute out of North Hopewell Township
22% of working residents cross a state line to work, Baltimore among the top destinations. North Hopewell Township has 68 jobs for its 1,317 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
North Hopewell Township’s mean commuting time stands at 33 minutes. For most workers, North Hopewell Township is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Among residents in the town, 3.6% live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles.
| North Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of North Hopewell Township are healthier than 67% of U.S. towns
Against the 7,241 U.S. towns with household incomes like North Hopewell Township’s, it is less healthy than 59%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
17% of North Hopewell Township adults say their health is fair or poor. North Hopewell Township: 19% of adults binge drink, near the Pennsylvania town median (18%) and above the median of U.S. towns (16%).
| North Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 24% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | North Hopewell Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.3% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
North Hopewell Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 29 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in North Hopewell Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
The national flood insurance program has paid 4 claims in North Hopewell Township since 1979. Compared with 55% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. FEMA puts 66% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about North Hopewell Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of North Hopewell Township
About 1 of every 100 North Hopewell Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About North Hopewell Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
North Hopewell Township is a township that is located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,731 at the time of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 19 sq mi
North Hopewell Township’s neighbors
9 towns share a border with North Hopewell Township.
It grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Shrewsbury Township (B+) comes closest. Shrewsbury Township next door grades higher for schools (A to North Hopewell Township’s C) and lower for cost of living (C− to B−).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hopewell Township | #472 | B+ | B− | A | C | B+ |
| Springfield Township | #499 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
| York Township | #542 | B | C− | — | A− | B− |
| Shrewsbury Township | #482 | B+ | C− | — | A | B+ |
| East Hopewell Township | #707 | B− | C+ | — | B | B |
| Windsor Township | #815 | C+ | C | — | C | B+ |
| Cross Roads | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chanceford Township | #728 | B− | B− | — | C | B+ |
Springfield Township, York Township, Shrewsbury Township, East Hopewell Township, Windsor Township and Chanceford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cross Roads isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Hopewell Township with a neighbor →
Questions about North Hopewell Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Hopewell Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. North Hopewell Township grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #472 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health, A for safety and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is North Hopewell Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.