Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Windsor Township grades C+ overall, 815th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $96K and natural-hazard risk is low. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $309K for a typical one and 3.6 times the York metro’s $85K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Windsor Township’s median rent is $1,731 a month, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($1,114 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Chestnut Hill is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Windsor Township beats most towns.
Where Windsor 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 Windsor Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 697 in 1910, 1,358 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 2 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Windsor 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 Windsor Township.
Windsor Township has 2,144 jobs for its 8,736 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Windsor Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Windsor Township has added 244 jobs, to 2,144 in 2023. 5% of residents live below the poverty line in Windsor Township.
| Windsor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.5% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Red Lion Area SD. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry J. Macaluso El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 631 | B− |
| Red Lion Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 205 | – |
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, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Windsor Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Windsor Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
19% of Windsor Township adults binge drink. Windsor Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 38% of Windsor Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Windsor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Windsor Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 3.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Freysville Park, at 22 acres.
| Windsor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Freysville Park | 0.9 mi | 22 |
| 2. Shady Grove Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Windsor Township home is worth about $309,000, up 3.9% in a year, 8% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Windsor Township. Close and well known come first.
24 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
34 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
22 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
24 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
24 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
33 mi Ancient siteGettysburg BattlefieldHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain
4 within 15 miles of the center of Windsor Township
About 4 of every 100 Windsor Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Windsor is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,359 at the 2020 census. It was established in 1905 as Windsorville and was named after Windsor, England. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area.
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8 towns share a border with Windsor Township.
All 6 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Chanceford Township (B−) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Township | #815 | C+ | C | — | C | B+ |
| Chanceford Township | #728 | B− | B− | — | C | B+ |
| North Hopewell Township | #472 | B+ | B− | A | C | B+ |
| Lower Windsor Township | #294 | A− | A− | A− | B | B |
| Red Lion | #660 | B− | B | — | C | C |
| York Township | #542 | B | C− | — | A− | B− |
| Springettsbury Township | #555 | B | C+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Felton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Windsor Township, Chanceford Township, Red Lion and York Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Felton isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Windsor Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Windsor Township grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #815 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
