Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 7,482.
Providence Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $228K, 2.6 years of the Lancaster metro’s $87K median household income. It grades C overall, 838th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. 16% of the land in Providence Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On civic life, just 101 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
Where Providence 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 Providence Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,651 in 2000, 7,025 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1912 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Providence 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Providence Township.
Jobs based here grew from 812 in 2013 to 1,288.
Most working residents leave Providence Township for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Providence Township grew to 1,288 in 2023, 476 more than in 2013. Providence Township’s median household income is $64,000, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
| Providence Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $64,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Solanco SD. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 386 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
0.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Ray’s Woods, at 61 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trout Run | 0.5 mi | 36 |
| 2. Ray’s Woods | — | 61 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Providence Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Providence Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of Providence Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Providence Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Providence Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Providence Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Providence Township. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
8 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
30 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
6 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania
34 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and Library
39 mi LandmarkFort ChristinaHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Fort Christina: Jerrye & Roy Klotz MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
8 within 15 miles of the center of Providence Township
About 4 of every 100 Providence Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Providence Township is a township that is located in south central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,025 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Solanco School District.
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7 towns share a border with Providence Township.
Pequea Township next door grades higher for schools (A− to Providence Township’s C+) and lower for cost of living (C to B).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Township | #838 | C | B | — | C+ | C |
| Strasburg Township | #414 | B+ | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Refton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pequea Township | #416 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Drumore Township | #898 | C | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Eden Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | C+ |
| East Drumore Township | #934 | C− | C− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Martic Township | #455 | B+ | B− | — | A− | B− |
Eden Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Providence Township, Strasburg Township, Pequea Township, Drumore Township, Eden Township, East Drumore Township and Martic Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Refton isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Providence Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Providence Township grades C overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #838 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
