Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 8,925.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Upper Leacock Township grades B overall, 595th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $334K, 3.8 years of the Lancaster metro’s $87K median household income. 16% of the land in Upper Leacock Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 102 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life. Upper Leacock Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mascot Roller Mills and Mascot Roller Mills (Boundary Increase).
Where Upper Leacock Township beats most towns.
Mascot Roller MillsWhere Upper Leacock 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 Upper Leacock Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 8,229 in 2000, 8,949 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 7 maps from 1906 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Upper Leacock 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 Upper Leacock Township.
8,976 jobs are based in Upper Leacock Township, 2.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 6,289 in 2013 to 8,976.
Most working residents leave Upper Leacock Township for work: only 14% work in town. At 21 minutes, Upper Leacock Township’s average trip to work is below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Upper Leacock Township grew to 8,976 in 2023, 2,687 more than in 2013.
| Upper Leacock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Hill School C/O John Glick/Chairman PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 32 | – |
| Veritas Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 325 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Upper Leacock Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Leola Community Park, at 20 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leola Community Park | 0.3 mi | 20 |
| 2. Cobbler Courts - Old Leacock Village Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Upper Leacock Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (38% statewide). 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania. 24% never finished high school.
| Upper Leacock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 35.1 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Upper Leacock Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.4% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 23.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 6.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Upper Leacock Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of adults have high blood pressure in Upper Leacock Township.
| Upper Leacock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Upper Leacock Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.2% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Leacock Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
4 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
31 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
7 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
7 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania
36 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and LibraryHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5
8 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Leacock Township
About 3 of every 100 Upper Leacock Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Upper Leacock Township is a township in east central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,949 at the 2020 census. The Mascot Roller Mills and Pinetown Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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6 towns share a border with Upper Leacock Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Leacock Township | #595 | B | C− | — | B+ | B |
| Leacock Township | #793 | C+ | C | — | C+ | C |
| Manheim Township | #227 | A | C− | B+ | A | A− |
| West Earl Township | #220 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ | B |
| Earl Township | #792 | C+ | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| East Lampeter Township | #681 | B− | C | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Leola | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Upper Leacock Township, Leacock Township and Earl Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Leola isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Upper Leacock Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Upper Leacock Township grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #595 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B+ 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−.
