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Population 2,796: a town in Pennsylvania.
Good value, with catches elsewhere. Where it falls short is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. With a C+ overall, Bradford Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns and ranks 827th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Cost of living is its strong suit: a typical home costs about $118K, 1.9 years of the DuBois area’s $62K median household income. Only 44 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Bradford Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 87% of U.S. towns. Bradford Township's schools rank behind 69% of the state's.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · USGS PAD-US.
Where Bradford Township beats most towns.
Where Bradford Township’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 Bradford Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,828 in 1970, 2,836 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 6 maps from 1929 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Bradford 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 Bradford Township.
Bradford Township draws workers from Lawrence Township and beyond, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
2,140 jobs are based in Bradford Township, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Bradford Township’s typical household income is $56,000, against $81,000 in Pennsylvania’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. It had 2,140 jobs in 2023, down 413 from 2013. The share of residents in Bradford Township who live below the poverty line: 13%. Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles.
| Bradford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Bradford Township than in 85% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Bradford Township break down as 71% from inland flooding and 7% from strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The nearest emergency room, Penn Highlands Dubois, is 24.4 miles away in a straight line. Against the 7,714 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bradford Township’s, it is healthier than 59%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Among adults in Bradford Township, 27% get no exercise outside work. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in the town, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 14%. Two figures for adults locally: 16% report frequent physical distress, 40% sleep under 7 hours.
| Bradford Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Bradford Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.7% | 15.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The peak summer temperature in Bradford Township is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Bradford Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Bradford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Bradford Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,836 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Bradford Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Township | #827 | C+ | A | — | C | C |
| Lawrence Township | #893 | C | A− | — | C | C− |
| Goshen Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Girard Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graham Township | — | — | A− | — | C | B− |
| Boggs Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C |
| Wallaceton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Graham Township and Boggs Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bradford Township, Lawrence Township, Graham Township and Boggs Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Goshen Township, Girard Township and Wallaceton aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bradford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bradford Township grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #827 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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.