Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Benton Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and history; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Benton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Benton Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Benton Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 191 in 1880, 823 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1923 and 5 maps from 1894 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Benton 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 Benton Township.
The share of residents in Benton Township who live below the poverty line: 6.2%. Most people who work leave Benton Township to do it: just 3% work in town. Employers in Benton Township shed 41 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 155. The median commute is under 20 miles.
| Benton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Since 1978, Benton Township has seen 249 flood insurance claims paid out. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. 85% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical July afternoon high for Benton Township comes to 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
37% of Benton Township adults have high blood pressure. Among adults here, 17% smoke cigarettes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%.
| Benton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Benton Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 7.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.1% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
6.3 miles of trail. Benton Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Benton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Benton Township
About 3 of every 100 Benton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Benton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Benton is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 824 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area.
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Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.