Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 19,533. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Trash & recyclingWarwick Township grades A− overall, ranked 338th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $104K and its public schools beat 81% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $338K for a typical one and 3.9 times the Lancaster metro’s $87K median household income. 24% of the land in Warwick Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Warwick Township has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Buck Hill Farm Covered Bridge and Erb's Covered Bridge.
Where Warwick Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Warwick Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 15,475 in 2000, 19,068 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Warwick 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 Warwick Township.
Its public schools are run by Warwick SD. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Beck El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 432 | A− |
| Lititz Area Mennonite School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 2–12 | Grades 2–12 | 10 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Warwick Township, below both the Pennsylvania town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). 21% of Warwick Township adults get no exercise outside work. Warwick Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Warwick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Warwick Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 13.6% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7.5 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Millport Conservancy, 76 acres with 3.3 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Millport Conservancy | 3.3 mi | 76 |
| 2. Dean L. Saylor Park | 0.8 mi | 37 |
| 3. Municipal Campus Park | 0.1 mi | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Warwick Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Warwick 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
Most working residents leave Warwick Township for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Warwick Township has added 686 jobs, to 6,904 in 2023. 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Warwick Township.
| Warwick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Warwick Township has grown 2.4% since 2020, to 19,533 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Warwick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.8, men 41.0.
| Warwick Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Warwick Township. Close and well known come first.
22 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
9 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
5 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
38 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
22 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
22 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate WorldHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0
8 within 15 miles of the center of Warwick Township
About 4 of every 100 Warwick Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
4 places in Warwick Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Warwick Township is a township in north-central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 19,068 at the 2020 census. It completely surrounds the borough of Lititz and contains the unincorporated villages of Brunnerville, Disston, Kissel Hill, Lexington, Millway, and Rothsville.
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8 towns share a border with Warwick Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick Township | #338 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
| Elizabeth Township | #38 | A+ | B | — | A− | A− |
| Ephrata Township | #784 | C+ | C− | — | B− | B |
| West Earl Township | #220 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ | B |
| Brownstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Township | #732 | B− | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Rothsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penn Township | #473 | B+ | C | — | B | B+ |
Warwick Township, Elizabeth Township, Ephrata Township, Clay Township and Penn Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Brownstown and Rothsville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Warwick Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Warwick Township grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #338 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and A− 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 C.
