Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,133.
Washington Township’s best subject grade is an A− for walkability. Washington Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Homes are within reach, about $234K for a typical one, or 2.9 years of the Harrisburg metro’s $81K median household income. 14% of the land in Washington Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Henniger Farm Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
Where Washington 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 Washington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1850.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington 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 Washington Township.
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 13% work in town. Since 2013, Washington Township has added 541 jobs, to 1,541 in 2023. The top destinations are Harrisburg (9%), Upper Paxton Township (4%) and Gratz (4%).
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 12% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Upper Dauphin Area SD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Upper Dauphin Area HS, with 331 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Dauphin Area El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 373 | B |
| Upper Dauphin Area HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 331 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Washington Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Washington Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 264 | — | 19 |
| 2. Loyalton Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Washington Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of Washington Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 18.3% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
31 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument27 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
20 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
20 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
21 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark ArenaHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Washington Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Washington Township is a township that is located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,130, a decline from the figure of 2,268 that was tabulated in 2010.
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5 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Lykens Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Wiconisco Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C+ |
| Mifflin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Paxton Township | #913 | C | B+ | — | C+ | C |
Washington Township, Jackson Township and Wiconisco Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Jackson Township, Wiconisco Township and Upper Paxton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lykens Township and Mifflin Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
