Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Spring Garden Township's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B, 561st among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 69% of Pennsylvania towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 67% of the country. A typical home there costs about $259K, 3 years of the York metro’s $85K median household income. Spring Garden Township’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Spring Garden Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Diamond Silk Mill. Spring Garden Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 80% of U.S. towns.
Where Spring Garden Township beats most towns.
Nook, TheCensus counts: 2,435 in 1850, a low of 879 in 1900, 13,688 in 2020. The archive holds 6 maps from 1908 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Spring Garden Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Garden 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 Spring Garden Township.
On this, Spring Garden Township is against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. 9.8 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Reservoir Park, at 70 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Reservoir Park | — | 70 |
| 2. Indian Rock Dam and Reservoir | — | 9 |
| 3. Spring Garden Township Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by York Suburban SD. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is York Suburban SHS, with 859 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 530 | D− |
| York Suburban SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 859 | A+ |
| Indian Rock El SchTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 314 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Spring Garden Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 8,187 U.S. towns with household incomes like Spring Garden Township’s, it is less healthy than 91%, so it trails even them.
41% of Spring Garden Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Spring Garden Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 11% of Spring Garden Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Spring Garden Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Spring Garden Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.1% | 5.8% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 22.1% | 18.7% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 60.1% | 64.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Spring Garden Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Spring Garden Township for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Spring Garden Township is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Spring Garden Township has lost 845 jobs, to 8,115 in 2023.
| Spring Garden Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 28% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (38% statewide). 45% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Spring Garden Township.
| Spring Garden Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.1 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 34.5, men 35.7.
| Spring Garden Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 17.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Spring Garden Township's reported crime rate is below Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 18 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
| Spring Garden Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 11.7 per 1,000 residents | 6.7 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
2 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Garden Township
College town 16 of every 100 Spring Garden Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Spring Garden Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Spring Garden Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,688 at the 2020 census. It is adjacent to the City of York.
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10 towns share a border with Spring Garden Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Garden Township | #561 | B | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| York | #1023 | D | B | C− | D− | D− |
| Springettsbury Township | #555 | B | C+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| West Manchester Township | #743 | B− | C+ | C− | C+ | B |
| Valley View | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| York Township | #542 | B | C− | — | A− | B− |
| Queens Gate | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grantley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Spring Garden Township and York Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Valley View, Queens Gate and Grantley aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Spring Garden Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Spring Garden Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #561 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and B+ 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+.
