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3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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A town of 2,686. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 bordering townsMap →
Curtin Village · Photo: Pubdog · Public domain
Population
2,686
2025 Census estimate · −1.3% since 2020
Median home value
$204K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
51.7
years
Jobs based here
1,211
Balanced
TownGrade
B+
#516 of 1032 in PA
Is Boggs Township a good place to live?
Boggs Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $204K, 2.7 years of the State College metro’s $74K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 516th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. 19% of the land in Boggs Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 92, at 2,605 acres. Boggs Township has 3 places on the National Register.
StrongestA−History
What makes Boggs Township stand out
Where Boggs Township beats most towns.
How Boggs Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Boggs Township is from typical.
SchoolsB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.9 of 20; 3.2% of households have no car; 1.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →HealthMount Nittany Medical Center 14.6 miles awayBOpen →Cost of livingBOpen →Jobs & income$68K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors5 miles of trailsC+Open →History3 places on the National RegisterA−Open →Civic life3.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
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 Boggs Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Boggs Township, and how to reach them.
PowerWest Penn PowerEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterMilesburg Borough Water AuthNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers79% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Boggs 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 hereCentre County Board of ElectionsCentre County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP codes16823, 16841, 1685316823 81% · 16841 17% · 16853 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 Boggs Township.
Boggs Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with College Township and other neighbors, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
SchoolsB+
Public schools in Boggs Township beat 74% of Pennsylvania districts
Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Bald Eagle Area MS/SHS, with 832 students. The public schools here belong to Bald Eagle Area SD.
74%of PA districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 365 | C+ |
| Bald Eagle Area MS/SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 832 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
OutdoorsC+
In Boggs Township, 18.7% of the land is conserved
Boggs Township’s concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.5) and U.S. towns (0.4). There are 4.7 miles of trail across 4 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves locally: 4, covering 6,257 acres.
#717for trails in PA
18.7%
conserved · 6,321 of 33,842 acres
4.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 323 | 2 mi | 1,066 |
| 2. Sproul State Forest | 0.5 mi | 1,705 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 92 | — | 2,605 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Boggs Township
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
44″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring37–60°
Summer58–81°
Fall41–62°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
Boggs Township ranks healthier than 64% of the country’s towns
Against the 10,283 U.S. towns with household incomes like Boggs Township’s, it is healthier than 83%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Boggs Township: a fifth of adults binge drink. Among adults in the town, 17% smoke cigarettes and 32% have high blood pressure.
64%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Boggs Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 12% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better25 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Boggs Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.4% | 5.8% |
Mount Nittany Medical Center
14.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: dental
59th
percentile among PA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
About one in eight working residents works right in Boggs Township
Boggs Township has about as many jobs (1,211) as working residents, but only 140 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 820 in 2013 to 1,211.
Half of commuters travel less than 12 miles. Since 2013, Boggs Township has added 391 jobs, to 1,211 in 2023. Also worth knowing: just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line locally. The top destinations are College Township (18%), Bellefonte (6%) and State College (6%).
12%work in town
| Boggs Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Boggs Township12%
College Township18%
Bellefonte6%
State College6%
Ferguson Township6%
12 mi
median commute distance
1,211
jobs based in Boggs Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Boggs Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $475 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score for Boggs Township comes to 60 of 100. Since 1978, 57 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 89% come from inland flooding.
60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
57
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 20 attractions →Beaver Stadium and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Boggs Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
14 mi MuseumPalmer Museum of Art36 mi Theme parkDelGrosso's Amusement Park
14 mi GardenThe Arboretum at Penn State
15 mi MuseumPennsylvania Military MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Arboretum at Penn State: Daderot, Public domain · Pennsylvania Military Museum: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Boggs Township
18pages on Boggs Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Boggs Township
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and TechnologyCommunity college · Public · Pleasant Gap8.4 miPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · University Park14.4 mi$20,644 in-state tuitionPennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity or college · Public · University Park14.4 mi$15,356 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Boggs Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Landmarks
3 places in Boggs Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Boggs Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Boggs Township.
Curtin TownshipSpring TownshipMarion TownshipSnow Shoe TownshipHoward TownshipUnion TownshipBoggs Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boggs Township | #516 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B |
| Curtin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Township | #187 | A | C | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Marion Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Snow Shoe Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Howard Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B− |
Marion Township, Snow Shoe Township and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Boggs Township, Marion Township, Snow Shoe Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Curtin Township and Howard Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Boggs Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Boggs Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Boggs Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Boggs Township grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #516 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Is Boggs Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.