AaronsburgPA
A town of 212.
Is Aaronsburg a good place to live?
52% of residents live below the poverty line in Aaronsburg, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 1,011 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower median rent than Aaronsburg. Aaronsburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
212 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Aaronsburg: who provides what
Aaronsburg is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Aaronsburg.
Aaronsburg stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
Aaronsburg’s FEMA risk score is 91 of 100, against 30 of 100 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, fewer of Aaronsburg’s working residents work locally
0.7% of Aaronsburg working residents work locally. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (7%), Franklin Township (5%) and Centerville (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Aaronsburg has four seasons and pleasant summers
Aaronsburg has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 22° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Aaronsburg is
Aaronsburg beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 25% of adults smoke cigarettes in Aaronsburg.
| Aaronsburg | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Aaronsburg | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.6% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 25.3% | 15.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.5% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fallingwater and 65 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Aaronsburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
27 mi Theme parkKennywood
30 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
30 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
30 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Aaronsburg
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Aaronsburg
About 0 of every 100 Aaronsburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Aaronsburg for work
Where Aaronsburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Aaronsburg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Aaronsburg, PA a good place to live?
Aaronsburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.