Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,968.
Straban Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, 247th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $88K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 68% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $318K, 3.8 years of the Gettysburg metro’s $84K median household income. Straban Township’s median age is 52 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Straban Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Great Conewago Presbyterian Church and Hunterstown Historic District.
Where Straban Township beats most towns.
Great Conewago Presbyterian ChurchWhere Straban 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 Straban Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 maps from 1908 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Straban Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
23 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
39 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
6 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
3 mi National Military ParkGettysburg National Military Park730K visitors a year
5 mi LandmarkGettysburg National CemeteryRaven 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 Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Straban 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 Straban Township.
3,616 jobs are based in Straban Township, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Straban Township for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Straban Township grew to 3,616 in 2023, 366 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Gettysburg (10%), Cumberland Township (5%) and Hanover (4%).
| Straban Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Gettysburg Area SD. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Gettysburg Area HS, with 1,069 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg Montessori CSLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 281 | B− |
| Gettysburg Area HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,069 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Straban Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Straban Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 27% of residents (20% statewide). 15% of residents are under 18 in Straban Township. Straban Township has grown 2.3% since 2020, to 4,968 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Straban Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Straban Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 5,000, single groups can be off by several points
Straban Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 17% of Straban Township adults binge drink.
| Straban Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Straban Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.2% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Straban Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Straban Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Straban Township Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Straban Township
About 3 of every 100 Straban Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 places in Straban Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Straban Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,928 at the 2010 census.
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7 towns share a border with Straban Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straban Township | #247 | A | B | — | B+ | B |
| Mount Pleasant Township | #668 | B− | B− | — | B | B |
| Cumberland Township | #134 | A | B | A | B+ | B+ |
| Tyrone Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Reading Township | #171 | A | B+ | A+ | B+ | B |
| Gettysburg | #266 | A | B | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Butler Township | #631 | B | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Mount Joy Township | #658 | B− | C | — | B | B |
Tyrone Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Straban Township, Mount Pleasant Township, Tyrone Township, Butler Township and Mount Joy Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Straban Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Straban Township grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #247 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B 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 B.
