Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 5,274.
Carroll Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $189K, 2.5 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 367th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. On the plus side, it reports less crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns. Carroll Township’s median age is 58.9 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years).
Where Carroll Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Carroll Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,677 in 2000, 5,382 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 7 maps from 1902 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carroll Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
15 mi Theme parkKennywood
19 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
19 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
18 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carroll 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 Carroll Township.
Carroll Township trades workers with Pittsburgh and other neighbors and sees little violent crime.
Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Carroll Township is 1.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Carroll Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Ringgold SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Ringgold SHS, with 810 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 738 | D |
| Ringgold SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 810 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
11% of residents are under 18 in Carroll Township. People 65 and older are 42% of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 11% of residents (21% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Carroll Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 11% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 29% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Carroll Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 25.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Carroll Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 53 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Carroll Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Carroll Township has about as many jobs (1,880) as working residents, but only 200 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,397 in 2013 to 1,880.
Most working residents leave Carroll Township for work: only 10% work in town. Carroll Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Since 2013, Carroll Township has added 483 jobs, to 1,880 in 2023.
| Carroll Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Carroll Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Palmer Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Carroll Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 38% of Carroll Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Carroll Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Carroll Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 37.1% | 30.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Carroll Township
About 4 of every 100 Carroll Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Carroll Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,382 at the 2020 census.
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10 towns share a border with Carroll Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Forward Township (B+) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Township | #367 | A− | A | A+ | C | B− |
| Donora | #797 | C+ | A− | B+ | C | D− |
| Monongahela | #586 | B | A+ | B+ | C | C+ |
| Fallowfield Township | #832 | C+ | A | — | C | C− |
| New Eagle | — | — | A+ | — | C | C |
| Baidland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wickerham Manor-Fisher | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forward Township | #433 | B+ | B+ | — | A | B− |
New Eagle has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Fallowfield Township, New Eagle and Forward Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Baidland and Wickerham Manor-Fisher aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Carroll Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Carroll Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #367 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, A+ for safety and C for schools.
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.
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