Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 10,285: a town in Pennsylvania.
Butler Township’s grades pull in different directions. Its overall grade, C+, puts it better than 36% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 833rd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Schools are its weak spot: its schools rank behind 85% of the state's. It also trails on cost of living: the typical home is worth about $253K, 3.9 years of the Scranton metro’s $65K median household income. Where it does best is safety: it reports less crime per resident than 77% of U.S. towns. Only 146 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 187, at 876 acres.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
Where Butler Township beats most towns.
Where Butler 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 Butler Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 7,166 in 2000, 9,469 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 6 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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 fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and sees little violent crime.
Its one school is below. Hazleton Area SD runs its public schools. Butler Township’s only public school teaches 842 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drums El/MSLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 842 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Butler Township sits closer to the middle. The property crime rate for Butler Township comes to 6.3 per 1,000 residents, above Pennsylvania’s towns (5.7) but below U.S. towns (9.9). In Butler Township, the level of violent crime is 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Butler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.3 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The median household income for Butler Township comes to $109,000, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Hazle Township (14%), West Hazleton (7%) and Hazleton (6%). In Butler Township, 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Butler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $109,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, Butler Township has seen 4 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 69% come from inland flooding and 12% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In 4 parks and preserves, walkers have 9.6 miles of trail. Butler Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nescopeck State Park | 1.1 mi | 297 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 187 | — | 876 |
| 3. Butler Township Community Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Mahanoy City 2 N weather station, 17 miles away, records that about 2 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Butler Township’s peak summer temperature stands at 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Butler Township, the median age is 46.2 years. Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Also worth knowing: since 2020, Butler Township has grown 8%, to 10,285 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Among adults 25 and older, 30% have a four-year degree or more, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Butler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 49.4, men 41.8.
| Butler Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 7,365 U.S. towns with household incomes like Butler Township’s, it is less healthy than 76%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Butler Township, 16% report frequent mental distress. Of 26 CDC measures, Butler Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 and trails it on 2. In Butler Township, 18% of adults binge drink, and 37% have obesity.
| Butler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Butler Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.3% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Butler Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom30 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
30 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
26 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
15 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
40 mi Stadium & arenaPPL CenterDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Butler Township
About 5 of every 100 Butler Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Butler Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,469 at the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with Butler Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Township | #833 | C+ | C− | A− | C− | B− |
| Hazle Township | #1024 | D | B− | — | C− | D |
| Sugarloaf Township | #630 | B | C− | A− | C− | B+ |
| Pardeesville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dorrance Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Hollenback Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | B− |
| Foster Township | #990 | D | B− | — | C− | C+ |
| Dennison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dorrance Township and Hollenback Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hazle Township, Dorrance Township, Hollenback Township and Foster Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pardeesville and Dennison Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Butler Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Butler Township grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #833 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, A− for safety and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Butler Township sits nearer the middle.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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