Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Butler Township’s strongest is hazard risk (A). Add cost of living to its strengths: a typical home costs about $224K, 3 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. The overall grade comes out at B, 529th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It comes out better than 64% of U.S. towns. The town’s trail network density is 1.2 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. This Pennsylvania town is home to Butler County Community College. Butler Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Preston Laboratories and Butler Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District. The biggest place to walk is Preston Park, 93 acres with 4.4 miles of trail.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Butler Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 225 in 1820, a peak of 24,477 in 1940, 13,502 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1896 and 4 maps from 1909 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Butler Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Butler 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 Butler Township.
Butler Township has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
25 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Butler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Preston Park | 4.4 mi | 93 |
| 2. Butler Township Park | 3.1 mi | 86 |
| 3. Alameda Park | 2.4 mi | 78 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The largest public high school is Butler Area SHS, with 1,956 students. Of its 5 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. Its public schools are run by Butler Area SD.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Area IHSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,291 | C+ |
| Butler Area SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,956 | B |
| Northwest El SchTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 404 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
107 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 13 properties have flooded more than once.
Butler Township’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 10 of 100. Since 1978, Butler Township has seen 107 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA puts just over four fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Butler Township, the peak summer temperature is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among residents in Butler Township, 17% are under 18. People 65 and older are 27% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). The town’s age of the median resident comes in at 48.3 years. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 31% of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Butler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 48.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 47.4, men 49.6.
| Butler Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The top destinations are Butler (11%), Pittsburgh (10%) and Cranberry Township (5%). For most workers, Butler Township is a place to come home to: only 16% work in town. This Pennsylvania town had 10,373 jobs in 2023, up 1,203 from 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.
| Butler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Nearly two fifths of Butler Township adults sleep under 7 hours. In Butler Township, 18% of adults binge drink, and 80% had a checkup this year.
| Butler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Butler Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.7% | 30.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 290 to 209 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The level of property crime for Butler Township comes to 11.4 per 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Butler Township sits closer to the middle.
| Butler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of Butler Township
About 3 of every 100 Butler Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
City in Pennsylvania, US
Butler is a city in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is 35 miles (56 km) north of Pittsburgh and part of the Greater Pittsburgh region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,502. Butler is named after Major General Richard Butler, who died in the 1791 Battle of the Wabash. Settled in 1803 by John and Samuel Cunningham, it became a borough in 1817 and a city in 1918. Initially populated by Irish and Scottish immigrants, Butler saw a large influx of German settlers in the early 19th century. It contributed to the Steel Belt manufacturing region as home to the Standard Steel Car Company, which produced early all-steel railcars, and the American Bantam …
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4 towns share a border with Butler Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Township | #529 | B | B+ | B− | B− | B |
| Summit Township | #608 | B | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Penn Township | #29 | A+ | B+ | A | A | B |
| Center Township | #606 | B | B | — | B− | B− |
| Connoquenessing Township | #674 | B− | C+ | — | B− | B+ |
Summit Township, Center Township and Connoquenessing Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Butler Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Butler Township grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #529 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health, B− for safety and B− for schools.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Butler Township sits nearer the middle.
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 B+.
