Brush Valley TownshipPA
A town of 1,672, founded in 1803.
Is Brush Valley Township a good place to live?
The best of Brush Valley Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for cost of living and the outdoors. 95% of households own their home in Brush Valley Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 73%. 18% of the land in Brush Valley Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Yellow Creek State Park, at 1,875 acres with 24.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Brush Valley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Brush Valley Township stand out
Where Brush Valley Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Brush Valley Township for work
Where Brush Valley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Brush Valley Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Brush Valley Township is from typical.
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Moving to Brush Valley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brush Valley 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brush Valley Township.
Brush Valley Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Brush Valley Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Brush Valley Township has lost 47 jobs, to 50 in 2023. Brush Valley Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes.
| Brush Valley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Brush Valley Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Brush Valley Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
17.5% of Brush Valley Township is conserved land
34 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Brush Valley Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Yellow Creek State Park | 24.3 mi | 1,875 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 276 | 5.8 mi | 1,582 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 273 | — | 936 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Brush Valley Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Brush Valley Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 19° and about 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Brush Valley Township are less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
Brush Valley Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 39% of Brush Valley Township adults have obesity.
| Brush Valley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Brush Valley Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 7.4% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.5% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Flight 93 National Memorial and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brush Valley Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
20 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
15 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year22 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak Zone
22 mi MuseumFort Ligonier
35 mi Theme parkLakemont ParkPhoto credits
Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Fort Ligonier: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Everything we know about Brush Valley Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Brush Valley Township
About 3 of every 100 Brush Valley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Brush Valley Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Brush Valley is an unincorporated community in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 56 and Pennsylvania Route 259, 7.4 miles (11.9 km) southeast of Indiana. Brush Valley was founded by John Cresswell in 1803. The town was originally named Mechanicsburgh. It has its own ZIP code, 15720.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 1,437 ft
- ZIP code
- 15720
Brush Valley Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Brush Valley Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Valley Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Cherryhill Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| West Wheatfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | C+ |
| East Wheatfield Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C |
| White Township | #638 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Center Township | #635 | B | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Buffington Township | — | — | B | — | A | C+ |
| Burrell Township | #615 | B | A− | — | B | C |
Brush Valley Township, Cherryhill Township, West Wheatfield Township, East Wheatfield Township and Buffington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Brush Valley Township, Cherryhill Township, West Wheatfield Township, East Wheatfield Township, White Township, Center Township, Buffington Township and Burrell Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Brush Valley Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Brush Valley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brush Valley 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−.