Quincy TownshipPA
A town of 5,283, settled in 1830.
Is Quincy Township a good place to live?
Quincy Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 907th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 46% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $63K, and 10% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $277K, 3.6 years of the Chambersburg metro’s $77K median household income. 42% of the land in Quincy Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Michaux State Forest, at 11,377 acres with 82.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
90 miles of trails in Quincy Township
42% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
How Quincy Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Quincy Township is from typical.
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Raven Rock Mountain Complex and 29 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Quincy Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
34 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
17 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
17 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
24 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
15 mi National Military ParkGettysburg National Military Park730K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Quincy Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Quincy 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 Quincy Township.
Quincy Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
nearly a third of the land in Quincy Township is protected from building
Its 12,078 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 97% of Pennsylvania towns.
Count the trails in 4 parks and preserves and they come to 90 miles. Quincy Township’s concentration of trails is 2.0 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Michaux State Forest | 82.7 mi | 11,377 |
| 2. Meeting of the Pines Natural Area | 0.7 mi | 221 |
| 3. Mont Alto State Park | 0.4 mi | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Quincy Township’s schools rank behind 55% of Pennsylvania districts
Public schools: Waynesboro Area SD. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. 2 public schools serve Quincy Township, with 558 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mowrey El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 534 | B− |
| South Mountain Secure Trmnt UnLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 24 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most of Quincy Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here fell from 1,598 in 2013 to 1,182. The average commute for its 2,158 working residents takes 16.6 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most people who work leave Quincy Township to do it: just 7% work in town. Since 2013, Quincy Township has lost 416 jobs, to 1,182 in 2023. Its average commute is 17 minutes. The median commute is under 12 miles.
| Quincy Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Quincy Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 31 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Quincy Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
FEMA puts 70% of Quincy Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to hurricanes. Compared with just over three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2006.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Quincy Township trails 54% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,629 U.S. towns with household incomes like Quincy Township’s, it is healthier than 67%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
38% of adults have obesity in Quincy Township. The share of adults in Quincy Township who smoke cigarettes: 17%.
| Quincy Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Quincy Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Quincy Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Quincy Township
About 3 of every 100 Quincy Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
93% of working residents leave Quincy Township for work
Where Quincy Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Quincy Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Quincy is an unincorporated community in Quincy Township in southeastern Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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- Elevation
- 709 ft
- ZIP code
- 17247
Quincy Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Quincy Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Washington Township (C+) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Township | #907 | C | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Antrim Township | #410 | B+ | B− | — | A− | B |
| Guilford Township | #785 | C+ | C | — | C+ | B |
| Hamiltonban Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Washington Township | #803 | C+ | C+ | B | B− | C+ |
Hamiltonban Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Quincy Township, Antrim Township, Guilford Township and Hamiltonban Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Quincy Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Quincy Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Quincy Township, PA a good place to live?
Quincy Township grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #907 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and B− for schools.
Is Quincy 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 C+.