Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,995, settled in 1888.
Ayr Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C for incomes. 22% of working residents work locally in Ayr Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (6.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). 19% of the land in Ayr Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. State Game Lands Number 53, at 3,850 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Ayr Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Ayr Township beats most towns.
Where Ayr 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 Ayr Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,982 in 2000, 2,031 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1845 and 4 maps from 1935 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ayr 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 Ayr Township.
About one in 5 of Ayr Township’s working residents works in town. The median household income in Ayr Township is $62,000. Jobs based in Ayr Township grew to 2,564 in 2023, 163 more than in 2013.
| Ayr Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Central Fulton SD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| McConnellsburg El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 413 | B |
| McConnellsburg HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 285 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Ayr Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 53 | 1.7 mi | 3,850 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 124 | — | 1,256 |
| 3. Buchanan State Forest | — | 476 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ayr Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ayr Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 18% of Ayr Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Ayr Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Ayr Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 79.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.5% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ayr Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
30 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
39 mi LakeRaystown Lake
13 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
40 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a year
31 mi National park siteCatoctin Mountain Park461K visitors a yearRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Ayr Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Ayr Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, United States
Ayr Township is a township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,031 at the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with Ayr Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Todd Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Warren Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belfast Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B− |
| Peters Township | #774 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| McConnellsburg | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Licking Creek Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B− |
| Thompson Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
Ayr Township, Todd Township, Belfast Township, McConnellsburg, Licking Creek Township and Thompson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Ayr Township, Todd Township, Belfast Township, Peters Township, McConnellsburg, Licking Creek Township and Thompson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Warren Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ayr Township 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−.
