Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Plenty to like here, at a price. Health is its strong suit: residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Add incomes to its strengths: the median household earns $136K. The trade-off is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $470K, 5.1 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Overall, that makes an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns. It ranks 65th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Springfield Township is home to Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns, with 6 places on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
Where Springfield Township beats most towns.
Springfield Mill| Widest gap | Springfield Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.8% | 14.5% |
Its founding year, 1681, comes before those of 98% of the Pennsylvania towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 5,541 in 1930, 20,814 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1913 and 6 maps from 1893 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Springfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw12 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw9 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw11 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaLynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
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.
Springfield Township reports less crime than Upper Dublin Township or any other graded neighbor, has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and pairs an A for schools with high home prices.
The biggest park or preserve is Morris Arboretum Horticulture Center, at 68 acres. Across 8 parks and preserves: 9.7 miles of trail. The trail density for Springfield Township comes to 1.5 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Springfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. James A. Cisco Park | 0.4 mi | 16 |
| 2. Morris Arboretum Horticulture Center | — | 68 |
| 3. Piszek Preserve | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $470K.
Three of its 9 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Springfield Twp HS, with 762 students. The public schools here belong to Springfield Township SD.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Twp MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 619 | B+ |
| Springfield Twp HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 762 | A |
| Springfield Twp El Sch-ErdenhmTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 573 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 6.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
Among adults in Springfield Township, 34% sleep under 7 hours. Springfield Township: one in ten adults smoke cigarettes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%).
| Springfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 24% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Springfield Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 10.3% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− tops all 4 graded towns on its borders; Upper Dublin Township (A−) comes closest. At 8.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 63% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
Springfield Township’s level of violent crime comes in at 0.1 per 1,000 residents. Its property offense rate comes in at 5.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Springfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The FEMA risk score in Springfield Township is 21 of 100. Since 1978, 140 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally. Expected losses in Springfield Township break down as 64% from inland flooding and 11% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
27.7% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Commuting out is the norm in Springfield Township: 7% of working residents work locally. Springfield Township: 28% of workers work remotely from home. The top destinations are Philadelphia (30%), Upper Dublin Township (3%) and Whitemarsh Township (3%). Half of commuters travel less than 9 miles.
| Springfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 28% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $136,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Springfield Township, the midsummer high is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
43 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.
6 places in Springfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Springfield Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The population was 20,993 in 2022 according the Census Bureau. It includes the villages of Wyndmoor, Erdenheim, Flourtown, and Oreland. The communities of Lafayette Hill, Fort Washington, Laverock, North Hills, Miquon, and Glenside are also situated partly inside the Township.
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7 towns share a border with Springfield Township.
Philadelphia next door grades lower for schools (D to Springfield Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | #65 | A+ | C− | A− | A | A |
| Philadelphia | #1011 | D | B− | D− | D | C |
| Whitemarsh Township | #85 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Wyndmoor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cheltenham Township | #755 | C+ | D | D− | B+ | A |
| Upper Dublin Township | #25 | A+ | D | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Flourtown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fort Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wyndmoor, Flourtown and Fort Washington aren’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.
Yes, by almost any measure. Springfield Township grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #65 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health, A− for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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