Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Terre Hill’s subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and a B for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 61 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Terre Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Terre Hill beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Terre Hill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 891 in 1890, 1,357 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 7 maps from 1906 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Terre Hill. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
28 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
13 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
40 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
8 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
34 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and LibraryHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Terre Hill, 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 Terre Hill.
0.2% of working residents work locally in Terre Hill, against 6.3% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Terre Hill grew to 210 in 2023, 34 more than in 2013. 17% of Terre Hill residents live below the poverty line.
| Terre Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Terre Hill has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
75% of adults had a checkup this year in Terre Hill, below both the Pennsylvania town median (79%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%). 11% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Terre Hill. Terre Hill beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| Terre Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Terre Hill | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.4% | 5.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Terre Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Terre Hill Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Terre Hill
About 0 of every 100 Terre Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Terre Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Terre Hill is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,363 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $279,000, 3% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 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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