A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Mount Joy's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Mount Joy 0.2

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Mount Joy 2.1

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Work & commute in Mount Joy

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Most working residents leave Mount Joy for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Lancaster (7%), East Hempfield (7%) and Manheim (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Lancaster

East Hempfield

Manheim

Derry

6%Work in townlive and work in Mount Joy 12 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 3,254Jobs based herebalanced

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Mount Joy →

Health in Mount Joy

Compared with Pennsylvania

2better than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 0 close Habits all close Care 1▲ 2 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

8.6%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · better 68.9%More adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · better

Care nearby

Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster · 6.8 mi · ER

Columbia Dental CenterColumbia · 5.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Mount Joy · CMS · HRSAHealth in Mount Joy →

Natural hazards in Mount Joy

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌀 Hurricanes🏚️ Earthquakes

13Does Mount Joy flood?paid flood claims since 1978 2Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Mount Joy MapMount Joy vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Mount Joy →

Climate in Mount Joy

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Mount Joy has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41° / 24°Winter

63° / 40°Spring

84° / 63°Summer

65° / 44°Fall

How much snow does Mount Joy get?About 24 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 10, with the last in spring around Apr 30.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.8° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Mount Joy →

Schools in Mount Joy

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School Grade B

The public schools Mount Joy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 61% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

Schools1

The Janus SchoolOther · Grades 1–12 · 74 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.