Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,822.
Springfield Township’s best subject grade is an A− for history. Springfield Township's schools rank ahead of 76% of Pennsylvania towns. Springfield Township’s July high is 82°F, below both the Pennsylvania town median (85°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Only 164 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. State Game Lands Number 284, at 1,107 acres with 3.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Springfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Springfield Township beats most towns.
Where Springfield Township’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 Springfield Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,972 in 2000, 1,855 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1919 and 7 maps from 1913 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Springfield 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 Springfield Township.
Most working residents leave Springfield Township for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Springfield Township grew to 1,833 in 2023, 755 more than in 2013. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Springfield Township, above Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and close to U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Springfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Springfield Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 18° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Springfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 284 | 3.5 mi | 1,107 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Springfield Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Springfield Township.
| Springfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Springfield Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.1% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Springfield Township
About 3 of every 100 Springfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Springfield Township is a second-class township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,855 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 1,981 in 2010.
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6 towns share a border with Springfield Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Findley Township | #646 | B− | B− | — | A− | C+ |
| East Lackawannock Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| Wilmington Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B |
| Washington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B |
| Wilmington Township | #343 | A− | B+ | — | A− | B |
Springfield Township, East Lackawannock Township, Wilmington Township and Liberty Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Springfield Township, Findley Township, East Lackawannock Township, Wilmington Township, Liberty Township and Wilmington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Washington Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Springfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
