Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Broad Top Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for history; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 62 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. Residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On walkability, just 102 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Broad Top Township’s trail density is 3.3 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). State Game Lands Number 261, at 3,249 acres with 13.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. On civic life, just 139 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. Broad Top Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Broad Top Township beats most towns.
Woodvale Historic District1,687 counted in 2010 and 1,441 in 2020; an estimated 1,454 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Broad Top Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 327 in 1870, a peak of 610 in 1940, 367 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1930 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Broad Top 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 Broad Top Township.
23% of Broad Top Township adults smoke cigarettes, against 17% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 32% of Broad Top Township adults get no exercise outside work. Broad Top Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Broad Top Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Broad Top Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.8% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 23.1% | 15.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.4% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Broad Top Township home is worth about $176,000, up 12.5% in a year, 39% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Broad Top Township’s median rent is $858 a month.
| Broad Top Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $858 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Broad Top Township for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Broad Top Township is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Broad Top Township has lost 102 jobs, to 48 in 2023.
| Broad Top Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 28 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Broad Top Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Broad Top Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 19° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 261 | 13.2 mi | 3,249 |
| 2. Buchanan State Forest | 2.4 mi | 633 |
| 3. Cooper Sawmill Recreation Area | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Broad Top Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
23 mi LakeRaystown Lake
33 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
23 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
25 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
30 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a yearFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0
None within 15 miles of Broad Top Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Broad Top Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Broad Top City is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 371 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 452 tabulated in 2010.
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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+.
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