Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Spring Grove is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, 257th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 78% of the state's. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 63% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $333K, 3.9 years of the York metro’s $85K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 100% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. Spring Grove is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Only 28 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on history. Spring Grove’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4).
Where Spring Grove beats most towns.
Spring Grove Borough Historic District| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| River Rock Academy Inc-Spring Grove | 1–12 | 49 |
Census counts: 208 in 1880, 2,372 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1923 and a map from 1920 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Spring Grove is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Grove, 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 Grove.
Spring Grove trades workers with West Manchester Township and other neighbors, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Rock Academy Inc-Spring Grove PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–12 | Grades 1–12 | 49 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Spring Grove 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
20% of Spring Grove adults binge drink, above both the Pennsylvania town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). Spring Grove beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 25% of Spring Grove adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Spring Grove | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Spring Grove | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 3.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $335 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Spring Grove is 65 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Spring Grove since 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Spring Grove has about as many jobs (1,246) as working residents, but only 67 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 1,795 in 2013 to 1,246.
Most working residents leave Spring Grove for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Spring Grove fell to 1,246 in 2023, 549 fewer than in 2013. 6.4% of workers work from home in Spring Grove.
| Spring Grove | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.4% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Spring Grove home is worth about $333,000, up 3.4% in a year, 16% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Spring Grove | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,135 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spring Grove Community Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spring Grove. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
28 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
30 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
20 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
20 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
16 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 · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Grove
About 2 of every 100 Spring Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Spring Grove is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,372 at the 2020 census. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Spring Grove.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Grove | #257 | A | B | — | A− | B |
| Jackson Township | #666 | B− | C | — | A− | B |
| North Codorus Township | #517 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
Spring Grove, Jackson Township and North Codorus Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Spring Grove with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Spring Grove grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #257 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and A− 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 B.
