Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. York Township grades B overall, ranked 542nd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It has 21 miles of trail. Its public schools beat 75% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation and the median household earns $80K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $261K for a typical one and 3.1 times the York metro’s $85K median household income. William H. Kain County Park, at 956 acres with 14.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 39% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in York Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). York Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Cookes House and Zion Stone Church.
Where York Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,096 in 1790, a peak of 59,953 in 1950, 44,800 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1775 and 6 maps from 1908 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far York Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in York 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 York Township.
The trail density in York Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. William H. Kain County Park | 14.8 mi | 956 |
| 2. York Township Park | 2.1 mi | 66 |
| 3. Stump Memorial Park | 0.8 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Dallastown Area SD. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Dallastown Area SHS, with 2,046 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallastown Area MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,014 | B− |
| Dallastown Area SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,046 | B |
| Dallastown El SchTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 181 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in York Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
York Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
York Township has about as many jobs (13,336) as working residents, but only 1,534 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave York Township for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in York Township grew to 13,336 in 2023, 1,007 more than in 2013. 16% of York Township workers work from home.
| York Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. York Township has grown 5.8% since 2020, to 31,479 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 23% of residents are 65 or older in York Township.
| York Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 40.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| York Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
York Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| York Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | York Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.7% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of York Township
About 4 of every 100 York Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in York Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in the United States
York is a city in York County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located in South Central Pennsylvania, the city's population was 44,800 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. The city has an urban area population of 238,549 and has a metropolitan area population of 456,449. Founded in 1741, York served as the temporary base for the Continental Congress from September 1777 to June 1778, during which the Articles of Confederation were drafted. It is the largest city in the York–Hanover metropolitan area, which is also included in the larger Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area of the Susquehanna Valley.
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10 towns share a border with York Township.
North Hopewell Township next door grades lower for schools (C to York Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | #542 | B | C− | — | A− | B− |
| Springfield Township | #499 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
| North Hopewell Township | #472 | B+ | B− | A | C | B+ |
| North Codorus Township | #517 | B+ | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Red Lion | #660 | B− | B | — | C | C |
| Spring Garden Township | #561 | B | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Windsor Township | #815 | C+ | C | — | C | B+ |
| Queens Gate | — | — | — | — | — | — |
York Township, Springfield Township, North Codorus Township, Red Lion, Spring Garden Township and Windsor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Queens Gate isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare York Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. York Township grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #542 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and A− 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−.
