Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,966.
The best of Buffalo Township’s subject grades are an A− for history and incomes; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 88% of households own their home in Buffalo Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 73%. On the outdoors, just 98 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Buffalo Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them "S" Bridge and Levi Wilson Tavern. Buffalo Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Buffalo Township beats most towns.
Where Buffalo 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 Buffalo Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,100 in 2000, 1,984 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1818 and 4 maps from 1907 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Buffalo 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 Buffalo Township.
Most working residents leave Buffalo Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Buffalo Township fell to 428 in 2023, 81 fewer than in 2013. At $94,000, Buffalo Township’s median household income is above both Pennsylvania’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Buffalo Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $94,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by McGuffey SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is McGuffey HS, with 494 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGuffey MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 342 | C− |
| McGuffey HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 494 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Buffalo Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Buffalo Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 34% of Buffalo Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Buffalo Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 41 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
45% women, 55% men
About 123 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.3 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Buffalo Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Buffalo Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 39% of adults have obesity in Buffalo Township.
| Buffalo Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Buffalo Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.7% | 30.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Buffalo Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
27 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
27 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
31 mi Theme parkKennywood
28 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
12 mi MuseumMeadowcroft RockshelterAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Buffalo Township
About 1 of every 100 Buffalo Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Buffalo Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Buffalo Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,984 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
8 towns share a border with Buffalo Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Hopewell Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Franklin Township | #412 | B+ | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Blaine Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canton Township | #540 | B | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Donegal Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | B− |
| North Franklin Township | #192 | A | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Green Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Buffalo Township and Donegal Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Buffalo Township, South Franklin Township, Canton Township, Donegal Township and North Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hopewell Township, Blaine Township and Green Hills aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Buffalo Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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