Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Baden gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $297K for a typical one, or 3.9 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 302nd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 30% of residents are 65 or older in Baden, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (18%). Baden is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 78% of U.S. towns.
Where Baden beats most towns.
Where Baden’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 Baden is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 400 in 1880, a peak of 6,109 in 1960, 3,904 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 5 maps from 1906 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Baden. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
18 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
18 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
26 mi Theme parkKennywood
19 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
18 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 Baden, 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 Baden.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baden Academy CSLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 593 | C+ |
| The Prevention Network & Class Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 5–12 | Grades 5–12 | 60 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Baden for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Baden has lost 162 jobs, to 1,085 in 2023. The median household income in Baden is $63,000.
| Baden | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Baden has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,638 U.S. towns with household incomes like Baden’s, it is healthier than 80%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income. Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 8.6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
Baden beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 19% of Baden adults binge drink.
| Baden | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Baden | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Baden’s median rent is $646 a month. The typical Baden home is worth about $297,000, up 3.9% in a year, close to the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Baden | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $646 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Baden
About 4 of every 100 Baden residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Baden is a borough in southeastern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,904 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Baden is the former site of Logstown, a significant Native American settlement.
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4 towns share a border with Baden.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Harmony Township (A−) comes closest. Hopewell Township next door grades higher for schools (B+ to Baden’s C) and lower for cost of living (B− to A).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden | #302 | A− | A | — | C | B |
| Economy | #463 | B+ | B | A− | C | B+ |
| Harmony Township | #328 | A− | A− | B+ | C | B |
| Aliquippa | #956 | C− | A− | C− | C− | D |
| Hopewell Township | #513 | B+ | B− | — | B+ | B− |
Baden and Hopewell Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Baden with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Baden grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #302 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and C 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 A.
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