Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,878, settled in 1867.
Spring City is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, ranked 349th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 92% of the state's. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $76K. A typical home there costs about $509K, 5.6 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Spring City’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Spring City is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher July high than Spring City.
Where Spring City beats most towns.
Where Spring City’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 Spring City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,112 in 1880, 3,494 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 6 maps from 1906 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spring City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw23 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw25 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw26 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring City, 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 Spring City.
Spring City has hotter summers than almost anywhere else in Pennsylvania, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding) and reports more crime than Upper Providence Township and its other graded neighbors.
54% of households own their home in Spring City, against 78% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. The typical Spring City home is worth about $509,000, up 2.5% in a year, 77% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Spring City | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,070 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
24.2% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Spring City for work: only 3% work in town. Spring City’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Philadelphia (7%), Upper Providence Township (6%) and Upper Merion Township (5%).
| Spring City | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 31% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (21% statewide). 45% of Spring City adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Spring City has grown 11% since 2020, to 3,878 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Spring City | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Spring City | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 24.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 35.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.8% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons average 87.7°, the highest of 3,547 Pennsylvania places with climate records; January nights average 22.5°.
Spring City has chilly winters and warm summers. About 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spring City Boat Ramp | — | 7 |
| 2. Brown Street Neighborhood Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Hall Street Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $295 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Spring City is 61 of 100. Since 1978, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Spring City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Spring City is safe by national standards, yet each of the 4 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Upper Providence Township (B+) to East Vincent Township (A). Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2023, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Spring City sits closer to the middle.
| Spring City | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 11.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 13.1 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its B−, from Royersford (B+) to East Pikeland Township (A).
Spring City beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults have high blood pressure in Spring City.
| Spring City | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Spring City | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.4% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Spring City
About 6 of every 100 Spring City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Spring City is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,494 at the 2020 census. Spring City is a member of the Spring-Ford Area School District. It is situated along the Schuylkill River, which divides Chester and Montgomery counties. Directly across the river is the borough of Royersford.
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4 towns share a border with Spring City.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its A−; Royersford (A−) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring City | #349 | A− | B− | B | A | B− |
| East Vincent Township | #46 | A+ | C+ | A | A | A− |
| East Pikeland Township | #119 | A | D | A | B+ | A |
| Upper Providence Township | #283 | A− | D | B+ | A | A |
| Royersford | #296 | A− | C− | A− | A | B+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Spring City grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #349 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, B for safety and A for schools.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Spring City sits nearer the middle.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Ham Wade and Sherwood H. Hallman.
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