Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Brownsville Township’s age of the median resident is 52.1 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Brownsville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Brownsville Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 698 in 1810, a peak of 8,015 in 1940, 2,185 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1815 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brownsville 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 Brownsville Township.
Commuting out is the norm in Brownsville Township: 4% of working residents work locally. The town’s typical household income comes in at $48,000. Also worth knowing: since 2013, Brownsville Township has lost 56 jobs, to 433 in 2023. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 17%.
| Brownsville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Since 1979, Brownsville Township has seen 7 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 70% of U.S. communities. 90% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 22°, with about 28 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Brownsville Township: just over a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor. Among adults locally, 19% report frequent mental distress and 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Brownsville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Brownsville Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.4% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brownsville Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
25 mi Theme parkKennywood
30 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
30 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
29 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Brownsville Township
About 1 of every 100 Brownsville 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
Brownsville is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, first settled in 1785 as the site of a trading post a few years after the defeat of the Iroquois enabled a resumption of westward migration after the American Revolutionary War. The trading post soon became a tavern and inn and was receiving emigrants heading west, as it was located above the cut bank overlooking the first ford that could be reached to those descending from the Allegheny Mountains. Brownsville is located 40 miles (64 km) south of Pittsburgh along the east bank of the Monongahela River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Brownsville has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2…
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Brownsville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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