Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,871, settled in 1791.
Quarryville grades B overall, 585th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 82% of U.S. towns and 8% of its land is conserved. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 64% of the country. A typical home there costs about $430K, 4.9 years of the Lancaster metro’s $87K median household income. Quarryville’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Quarryville is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 89% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Memorial Park, at 23 acres.
Where Quarryville beats most towns.
2,576 counted in 2010 and 2,843 in 2020; an estimated 2,871 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Quarryville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 346 in 1880, 2,843 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1912 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Quarryville, 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 Quarryville.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Park | — | 23 |
| 2. Huffnagle Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Solanco SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarryville El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 346 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
58% of households own their home in Quarryville, against 78% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Typical home values rose 5.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Quarryville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,172 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 7.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 64% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 29 to 11 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Quarryville’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Quarryville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.8 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Quarryville 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
20% of Quarryville adults smoke cigarettes. Quarryville beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 19% of Quarryville adults report frequent mental distress.
| Quarryville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Quarryville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.3% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 19.5% | 15.8% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 19.1% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (21% statewide). 16% of residents are 65 or older in Quarryville. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Quarryville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Quarryville | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents leave Quarryville for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Lancaster (7%), East Drumore Township (4%) and East Lampeter Township (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Quarryville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Quarryville. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
26 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
10 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
6 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania
30 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and Library
35 mi LandmarkFort ChristinaHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
9 within 15 miles of the center of Quarryville
About 4 of every 100 Quarryville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Quarryville is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,852 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 2,576 tabulated in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with Quarryville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarryville | #585 | B | C+ | A− | C+ | C+ |
| East Drumore Township | #934 | C− | C− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Eden Township | — | — | C | — | C+ | C+ |
Eden Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. East Drumore Township and Eden Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Quarryville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Quarryville grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #585 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health, A− for safety 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 C+.
2 notable people were born here, including Edwin Duing Eshleman and W. U. Hensel.
