Beaver County Court House, 1905
Beaver Township’s story
Beaver Township in pictures
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Beaver TownshipPA
A town of 1,782.
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,782
2025 Census estimate · −2.5% since 2020
Median home value
$156K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
49.2
years
Jobs based here
471
A commuter town
Is Beaver Township a good place to live?
The best of Beaver Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a C for walkability. Only 77 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score higher on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 63, at 197 acres. Beaver Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Beaver Township stand out
Where Beaver Township beats most towns.
Natural hazardsA+
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Beaver Township6.2
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical PA town3.7
Civic lifeA
69% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Pennsylvania town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
A commuter town
92% of working residents leave Beaver Township for work
Where Beaver Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
471jobs based in Beaver Township
8%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Beaver Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Beaver Township is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 2% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $156K, 2.5 years of the county’s $63K median household incomeAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.5 of 20; 3.7% of households have no car; 1.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Jobs & incomeCOpen →HealthIndependence Health System Clarion Hospital 8.4 miles awayC+Open →SchoolsBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 4% conserved landB−Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life6.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Beaver Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beaver Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCentral Electric Coop16.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterKnox Water WorksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers85% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Beaver Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereClarion County Board of ElectionsClarion County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2025
ZIP codes16232, 16254, 1637316232 96% · 16254 3% · 16373 1%Census 2020
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 Beaver Township.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+
The FEMA risk score in Beaver Township is lower than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Since 1981, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Beaver Township. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 58% come from inland flooding and 12% from lightning. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities.
2risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingLightningCold waves
5
paid flood claims since 1981
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB
On state tests, Beaver Township’s schools beat 59% of Pennsylvania districts
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by Keystone SD. Also worth knowing: 412 students attend Beaver Township’s public school.
59%of PA districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 412 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Beaver Township has 0.6 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Beaver Township rose by 72, to 471. For most workers, Beaver Township is a place to come home to: only 8% work in town. The town’s median household income stands at $64,000, against $81,000 in Pennsylvania’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
8%work in town
| Beaver Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $64,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Beaver Township8%
Paint Township10%
Knox8%
Cranberry Township4%
Clarion3%
16 mi
median commute distance
471
jobs based in Beaver Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Beaver Township
Expect July afternoons of 82° and January nights of 18°, with about 54 inches of snow a winter.
54″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–37°
Spring36–59°
Summer57–80°
Fall41–62°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Beaver Township is less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
In Beaver Township, 27% of adults get no exercise outside work, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 25%. Beaver Township: 15% of adults report frequent physical distress.
37%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Beaver Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better17 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Beaver Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.6% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 7.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.8% | 14.5% |
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
8.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsB−
Open space protected for good: 3.8% of Beaver Township
There are 2.2 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. For Beaver Township, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
3.8%conserved
| Beaver Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
3.8%
conserved · 807 of 21,466 acres
2.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 63 | — | 197 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Beaver Township
18pages on Beaver Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Beaver Township; the nearest are
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · Slippery Rock28.8 mi$10,568 in-state tuitionUniversity of Pittsburgh-TitusvilleCommunity college · Public · Titusville30.4 mi$11,918 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Beaver Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Beaver Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Beaver Township is a township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,828 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 1,761 tabulated in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 34 sq mi
Beaver Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Beaver Township.
Piney TownshipLicking TownshipElk TownshipAshland TownshipSalem TownshipPaint TownshipBeaver Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Township | — | — | A | — | B | C+ |
| Piney Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Licking Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elk Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C+ |
| Ashland Township | — | — | A | — | B | C+ |
| Salem Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paint Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
Beaver Township, Elk Township, Ashland Township and Paint Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Beaver Township, Elk Township, Ashland Township and Paint Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Piney Township, Licking Township and Salem Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Beaver Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Beaver Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beaver Township, PA expensive?
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.