Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Apollo’s subject grades are an A for walkability, cost of living, and history; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 78 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Apollo, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. 15% of the land in Apollo is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Drake Log Cabin is on the National Register of Historic Places. Apollo has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Apollo beats most towns.
Drake Log Cabin
Census counts: 331 in 1850, a peak of 3,406 in 1930, 1,615 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Apollo is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Apollo, 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 Apollo.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Apollo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Apollo for work: only 2% work in town. Apollo’s median household income is $52,000. Since 2013, Apollo has lost 172 jobs, to 201 in 2023.
| Apollo | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Apollo home is worth about $196,000, about the same as a year ago, 32% below the Pennsylvania typical home. The median rent in Apollo is $691 a month.
| Apollo | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $691 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 63% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Apollo beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 20% of Apollo adults smoke cigarettes.
| Apollo | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Apollo | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.1% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 15.8% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 18.9% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Apollo has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Owen's Grove | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Apollo's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2024.
| Apollo | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.6 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Apollo. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
21 mi Theme parkKennywood
25 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
25 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
25 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
25 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Apollo
About 4 of every 100 Apollo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Apollo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Apollo.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Apollo is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States, 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Pittsburgh in a former coal-mining region. Apollo was settled in 1790, laid out in 1816, and incorporated as a borough in 1848. The population was 1,615 at the 2020 United States census
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with Apollo.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Orchard Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kiskiminetas Township | #399 | B+ | A− | A | B− | B− |
| North Apollo | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C− |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Apollo and North Apollo have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Apollo and North Apollo report no FBI crime data of their own. Orchard Hills and Oklahoma aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Apollo with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 A.
4 notable people were born here, including C. Doyle Steele and Ryan Hemphill.
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