Jacks Narrows from the west, 2015
Brady Township’s story
Brady Township in pictures
Census counts: 1,053 in 1990, 1,033 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 4 maps from 1922 on.
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Brady TownshipPA
The town has 1,008 residents and lies in Pennsylvania.
10 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,008
2025 Census estimate · −1.6% since 2020
Median home value
$170K
Census ACS
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
41.5
years
Jobs based here
107
A commuter town
Is Brady Township a good place to live?
The best of Brady Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. Only 96 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. 30% of residents are under 18 in Brady Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. 25% of the land in Brady Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). State Game Lands Number 112, at 4,225 acres with 10.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. On civic life, just 51 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. Brady Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,008 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Wayne TownshipMill CreekHenderson TownshipUnion TownshipOliver TownshipShirley TownshipMiller TownshipCedar CrestMapletonMount UnionBrady Township
How Brady Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Brady Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $170K, 2.6 years of the Huntingdon area’s $66K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listCOpen →HealthPenn Highlands Huntingdon 6.5 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$73K median household income; 107 jobs based hereC+Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsB−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4 of 20; 14% of households have no car; 15.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsBased on green space, trails and conserved landBOpen →HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleB−Open →Civic life1.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
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 Brady Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brady Township, and how to reach them.
PowerValley Rural Electric Coop15.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMill Creek Area Mun Auth water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Brady 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 hereHuntingdon County Board of ElectionsHuntingdon County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2023
ZIP codes17060, 17002, 1665217060 80% · 17002 14% · 16652 5%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 Brady Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Most of Brady Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Huntingdon (15%), Smithfield Township (7%) and Henderson Township (4%). Commuting out is the norm in Brady Township: 2% of working residents work locally. The median commute is under 20 miles.
2%work in town
| Brady Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Brady Township2%
Huntingdon15%
Smithfield Township7%
Henderson Township4%
Ferguson Township3%
20 mi
median commute distance
107
jobs based in Brady Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsB−
Brady Township’s schools rank ahead of 54% of Pennsylvania districts
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
54%of PA districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddlers Run School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 27 | – |
| Huntingdon County Career and Technology CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 5 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
OutdoorsB
For the outdoors, Brady Township earns a B
Trails run 14 miles in 3 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails for Brady Township comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.
24.9%conserved
24.9%
conserved · 4,964 of 19,963 acres
14 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 112 | 10.4 mi | 4,225 |
| 2. Rothrock State Forest | 0.8 mi | 123 |
| 3. Riverside Park | 0.4 mi | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthC
On CDC estimates, Brady Township is less healthy than two in three U.S. towns
15% of adults report frequent physical distress in Brady Township. Brady Township: 19% of adults report frequent mental distress.
32%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Brady Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better17 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Brady Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.4% | 5.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.3% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 19.9% | 15.8% |
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
6.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Brady Township
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–39°
Spring39–61°
Summer60–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Natural hazards: high risk in Brady Township, mostly inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Brady Township, 80% come from inland flooding and 11% from strong winds.
67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 54 attractions →Beaver Stadium and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brady Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
6 mi LakeRaystown Lake
24 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
26 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
30 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
27 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial 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 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brady Township
18pages on Brady Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Brady Township
About 4 of every 100 Brady Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
A shrinking town
Brady Township has shrunk 13% since 2010
1,172 counted in 2010 and 1,034 in 2020; an estimated 1,008 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Brady Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Brady Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,172 at the 2010 census. The township includes the villages of Fousetown and Airydale. Brady Township was named for Hugh Brady, a brigadier general in the United States Army who was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Township had been separated from Henderson in 1846.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 32 sq mi
Questions about Brady Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brady 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.