Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Shrewsbury Township grades B+ overall, ranked 482nd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Its public schools beat 85% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. The median household earns $117K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $352K for a typical one and 4.1 times the York metro’s $85K median household income. 20% of the land in Shrewsbury Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Shrewsbury Township has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Fissel's School. Shrewsbury Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Shrewsbury Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Southern El Sch | K–6 | 527 |
| Shrewsbury El Sch | K–6 | 482 |
| Shrewsbury Christian Academy | PK–8 | 130 |
Bridge 182+42, Northern Central Railway
Census counts: 340 in 1840, 3,848 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and a map from 1983 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Shrewsbury Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury Township.
Shrewsbury Township sends many workers across the state line to Baltimore, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm.
Its public schools are run by Southern York County SD. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Susquehannock HS, with 857 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 527 | B+ |
| Susquehannock HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 857 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
34% of working residents cross a state line to work, Baltimore among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Shrewsbury Township for work: only 4% work in town. Shrewsbury Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 18% of workers work from home in Shrewsbury Township.
| Shrewsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $117,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
5.6 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Spring Valley County Park, 78 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. Shrewsbury Township’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spring Valley County Park | 1.3 mi | 78 |
| 2. Miller Park | 0.4 mi | 13 |
| 3. John J. O'Keefe Park at Windy Hill | 0.3 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median household earns $117,399, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (20% statewide). The median age in Shrewsbury Township is 50.1 years. Shrewsbury Township has grown 7.5% since 2020, to 7,158 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Shrewsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 50.1 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 62% are men (PA 51%).
| Shrewsbury Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 6,109 U.S. towns with household incomes like Shrewsbury Township’s, it is less healthy than 66%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Shrewsbury Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 37% of Shrewsbury Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Shrewsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Shrewsbury Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.3% | 64.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Shrewsbury Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Shrewsbury Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shrewsbury Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
33 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
37 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
35 mi MuseumNS Savannah
40 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National MonumentRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · NS Savannah: Elton Lord/Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Shrewsbury Township
About 2 of every 100 Shrewsbury Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Shrewsbury Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Shrewsbury Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Shrewsbury is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,848 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area. Shrewsbury is considered a borough and also has a neighboring township. Neighboring towns of Shrewsbury are New Freedom and Glen Rock.
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7 towns share a border with Shrewsbury Township.
Hopewell Township next door grades lower for schools (B to Shrewsbury Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (B to C−).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Township | #482 | B+ | C− | — | A | B+ |
| Hopewell Township | #408 | B+ | B | — | B | B+ |
| Codorus Township | #558 | B | C+ | — | A | B |
| Shrewsbury | #249 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| North Hopewell Township | #472 | B+ | B− | A | C | B+ |
| New Freedom | #374 | A− | C− | — | A | B+ |
| Railroad | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Springfield Township | #499 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
Shrewsbury Township, Hopewell Township, Codorus Township, Shrewsbury, New Freedom and Springfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Railroad isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Shrewsbury Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Shrewsbury Township grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #482 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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