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Wormleysburg is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 511th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $88K. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 70% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $223K for a typical one and 2.8 times the Harrisburg metro’s $81K median household income. On hazard risk, just 99 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Wormleysburg is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 84% of U.S. towns. John Wormley House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Wormleysburg beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Wormleysburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 297 in 1880, 3,043 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1928 and 8 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wormleysburg. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
14 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
14 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
13 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
14 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena
in town Stadium & arenaFNB FieldHersheypark: 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 · FNB Field: Whammies Were Here, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wormleysburg, 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 Wormleysburg.
Wormleysburg trades workers with Harrisburg and other neighbors and has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $502 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on. 84 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 13 properties have flooded more than once.
At 79 of 100, Wormleysburg’s FEMA risk score is against 30 of 100 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Since 1979, 84 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wormleysburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
20% of Wormleysburg adults binge drink, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 16%. 29% of Wormleysburg adults have high blood pressure. Wormleysburg beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Wormleysburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Wormleysburg | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.1% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Only 43.6% of households own their home, against 69.3% across Pennsylvania.
Adults 18 to 34 are 31% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 14% of residents (20% statewide). Wormleysburg’s median age is 33.5 years. 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Wormleysburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 29% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Wormleysburg | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 20.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
Wormleysburg has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wormleysburg has about as many jobs (1,532) as working residents, but only 29 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Wormleysburg for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Wormleysburg has added 346 jobs, to 1,532 in 2023. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Wormleysburg.
| Wormleysburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Wormleysburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rupley Park | — | 8 |
| 2. Wormleysburg Park | — | 4 |
| 3. William O. "Bill" Weigle Memorial Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median rent in Wormleysburg is $1,426 a month.
| Wormleysburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 44% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,426 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Wormleysburg
About 7 of every 100 Wormleysburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Wormleysburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wormleysburg had a population of 3,043. It is part of the Harrisburg metropolitan area. Wormleysburg is served by West Shore School District. The borough is home to Harsco Corporation.
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4 towns share a border with Wormleysburg.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wormleysburg | #511 | B+ | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Harrisburg | #1029 | D− | B | D | D− | D |
| East Pennsboro Township | #306 | A− | B− | A− | C+ | A− |
| Lemoyne | #364 | A− | B− | — | B | A− |
| West Fairview | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wormleysburg and Lemoyne report no FBI crime data of their own. West Fairview isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wormleysburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Wormleysburg grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #511 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $223,000, 22% 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+.
