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It is a town of 8,134 residents in Pennsylvania.
Allegheny Township’s strongest is safety: it reports less crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns. With an A overall, Allegheny Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 219th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Schools are a strength too: its schools rank ahead of 79% of Pennsylvania towns. What counts against it is walkability (C+). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 63% of U.S. towns. At about $232K, a typical home costs 3.1 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. Only 65 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Allegheny Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Kiski Area North Primary Sch | K–4 | 447 |
| Kiski Area IHS | 7–8 | 518 |
| Kiski Area HS | 9–12 | 1,075 |
Where Allegheny 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 Allegheny Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 8,002 in 2000, 8,316 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1895 and 5 maps from 1907 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Allegheny Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
20 mi Theme parkKennywood
23 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
23 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
22 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
23 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure 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 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Allegheny 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 Allegheny Township.
Allegheny Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and sees little violent crime, but it has commutes longer than most of Pennsylvania.
Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
The level of property crime for Allegheny Township comes to 2.6 per 1,000 residents. The violent offense rate for Allegheny Township comes to 0.9 per 1,000 residents, near the Pennsylvania town median (0.7) and below the median of U.S. towns (1.6).
| Allegheny Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.6 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
That grade comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $232K.
The largest public high school is Kiski Area HS, with 1,075 students. Its three schools are below. The 3 public schools in Allegheny Township teach 2,040 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiski Area IHSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 518 | C+ |
| Kiski Area HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,075 | A− |
| Kiski Area North Primary SchTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 447 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 3,596 working residents takes 33.4 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
The top destinations are Pittsburgh (16%), Lower Burrell (3%) and Monroeville (3%). Most people who work leave Allegheny Township to do it: just 6% work in town. The typical journey to work for Allegheny Township comes to 33 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Allegheny Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Walkers can cover 11 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Northmoreland Park, 575 acres with 3.9 miles of trail. Allegheny Township’s trail network density comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Allegheny Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northmoreland Park | 3.9 mi | 575 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with 72% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Allegheny Township is lower. Since 1987, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally. Also worth knowing: 88% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A winter brings about 29 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 83°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Allegheny Township has lost 2.3% of its people since 2020, down to 8,134 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (20% statewide). In Allegheny Township, the midpoint age is 48.7 years. College graduates make up 30% of adults 25 and older, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Allegheny Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Allegheny Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
14% of adults report frequent physical distress in Allegheny Township. The town beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. In Allegheny Township, four in five adults had a checkup this year, and 38% sleep under 7 hours.
| Allegheny Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Allegheny Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Allegheny Township
About 3 of every 100 Allegheny Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Allegheny Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,316 at the 2020 census, an increase from 8,002 at the 2000 census. It is the northernmost municipality of Westmoreland County. The municipality borders the townships of Buffalo, Harrison, Upper Burrell, and Washington; and the boroughs of Oklahoma, Vandergrift, Leechburg, West Leechburg, Lower Burrell, Freeport and Hyde Park. It is served by the Kiski Area School District.
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10 towns share a border with Allegheny Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Township | #219 | A | B+ | A | A− | B− |
| Vandergrift | #445 | B+ | A | B+ | A− | C− |
| Upper Burrell Township | — | — | A− | A | B+ | B− |
| Gilpin Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Harrison Township | #407 | B+ | A− | A− | C | B− |
| West Leechburg | — | — | A | — | B+ | B |
| Parks Township | — | — | A+ | A+ | A− | C |
| Washington Township | #80 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− | B |
Upper Burrell Township, Gilpin Township, West Leechburg and Parks Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Gilpin Township and West Leechburg report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Allegheny Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Allegheny Township grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #219 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, A for safety and A− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
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