Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 8,604: a town in Pennsylvania.
Southampton Township’s strongest subject is cost of living: a typical home costs about $230K, 3 years of the Chambersburg metro’s $77K median household income. It is strong on incomes as well: the median household earns $80K. The catch is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Health is weaker too (C): CDC estimates put its residents' health behind nearly two thirds of the country. Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 402nd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Just over a fifth of the land in the town is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%).
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · USGS PAD-US.
Where Southampton Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Southampton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,138 in 2000, 8,566 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 4 maps from 1923 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Southampton Township takes its name from Southampton in Hampshire, England, 3,600 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionSouthampton Township takes its name from Southampton, a city in Hampshire, England.
1 more U.S. town is named after Southampton:Southampton, NY71,601
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Southampton 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 Southampton Township.
Trails run 20 miles in 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Michaux State Forest, 4,166 acres with 18.4 miles of trail. Southampton Township’s trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Michaux State Forest | 18.4 mi | 4,166 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 103 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 77% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 69% of Southampton Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A fifth of Southampton Township adults report frequent mental distress. Of 26 CDC measures, Southampton Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 and trails it on 8. Two figures for adults locally: 19% smoke cigarettes, 26% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Southampton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Southampton Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.5% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 2,053 in 2013 to 2,779.
The top destinations are Chambersburg (13%), Shippensburg (8%) and Greene Township (5%). Southampton Township had 2,779 jobs in 2023, up 726 from 2013. The share of residents in Southampton Township who live below the poverty line: 4.5%. Half of commuters travel less than 12 miles.
| Southampton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 11% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Southampton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
23 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
22 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
22 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
13 mi State parkPine Grove Furnace State Park
19 mi National Military ParkGettysburg National Military Park730K visitors a yearRaven 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 · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Southampton Township
About 3 of every 100 Southampton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Southampton Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Southampton Township is a township that is located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,566 at the time of the 2020 census, an increase from the figure of 6,138 that was documented by the 2000 census.
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7 towns share a border with Southampton Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton Township · Southampton Township | #402 | B+ | A | — | B | C |
| Lurgan Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Greene Township | #748 | C+ | C+ | — | C+ | B |
| Shippensburg | #557 | B | B+ | B | B | C− |
| Shippensburg Township | – | A− | A | — | B | C |
| Hopewell Township | #671 | B− | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Letterkenny Township | #739 | B− | B+ | — | C+ | C |
Lurgan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Southampton Township, Lurgan Township, Greene Township, Shippensburg Township, Hopewell Township and Letterkenny Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Southampton Township and Southampton Township are one community, graded once. Compare Southampton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Southampton Township grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #402 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
