Bigler TownshipPA
A town of 1,211.
Is Bigler Township a good place to live?
The best of Bigler Township’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for health. Only 45 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. Bigler Township’s median age is 51.9 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 31 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Bigler Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,211 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Bigler Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Bigler Township is from typical.
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Moving to Bigler Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bigler 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bigler Township.
Bigler Township is less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns
Bigler Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 22% of Bigler Township adults smoke cigarettes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%. 16% of Bigler Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Bigler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Bigler Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 21.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bigler Township’s public schools outperform 66% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Moshannon Valley SD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Moshannon Valley JSHS, with 374 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moshannon Valley El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 372 | C+ |
| Moshannon Valley JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 374 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most of Bigler Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Bigler Township for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Bigler Township is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Bigler Township has lost 27 jobs, to 178 in 2023.
| Bigler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Bigler Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Bigler Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Bigler Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bigler Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bigler Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Bigler Township sells for about $185K at the median
94% of households own their home in Bigler Township.
| Bigler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $692 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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Everything we know about Bigler Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bigler Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Bigler Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
96% of working residents leave Bigler Township for work
Where Bigler Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bigler Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Bigler is a census-designated place located in Bradford Township, Clearfield County in the state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 356. Its location is 9 miles (14 km) east of Clearfield and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Philipsburg on U.S. Route 322. Bigler was originally known as Williams Grove, but was renamed because the mail was being confused with another Williams Grove, in Cumberland County. As Governor William Bigler was from Clearfield, Pennsylvania, the county seat of Clearfield County, Bigler was named after him.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,690 ft
- ZIP code
- 16825
Questions about Bigler Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bigler Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $126,000, 56% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.