Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. Cecil Township earns an A, 117th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. It reports less crime per resident than 97% of U.S. towns, its public schools beat 91% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation, and the median household earns $105K. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $347K, 4.6 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. 51% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cecil Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Stephenson-Campbell House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
Where Cecil Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Muse El Sch | K–4 | 759 |
| Hills-Hendersonville El Sch | K–4 | 267 |
| Cecil Intrmd Sch | 5–6 | 412 |
11,271 counted in 2010 and 14,609 in 2020; an estimated 15,190 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Cecil Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,585 in 2000, 2,730 in 2020. The archive holds 4 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cecil Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
13 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
13 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
18 mi Theme parkKennywood
14 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
13 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure 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 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cecil 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 Cecil Township.
Cecil Township draws workers from Peters Township and beyond, reports less crime than Chartiers Township or any other graded neighbor and has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania.
Its A+ tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Chartiers Township (A) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
Cecil Township’s property crime rate is 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Cecil Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Canon-McMillan SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muse El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 759 | A− |
| Hills-Hendersonville El SchTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 267 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
13,728 jobs are based in Cecil Township, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Cecil Township for work: only 11% work in town. 19% of Cecil Township workers work from home. Jobs based in Cecil Township grew to 13,728 in 2023, 1,800 more than in 2013.
| Cecil Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
Cecil Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of adults binge drink in Cecil Township.
| Cecil Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Cecil Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 14.7% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 40 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cecil Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Cecil Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cecil Park | 0.3 mi | 12 |
| 2. Lawrence Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Hendersonville Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cecil Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 21° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
9 within 15 miles of the center of Cecil Township
About 2 of every 100 Cecil Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Cecil Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Cecil-Bishop is a census-designated place in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,730 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place encompasses the unincorporated communities of Cecil and Bishop along Pennsylvania Route 50. Cecil-Bishop is located in the geographic center of Cecil Township. Much of the farmland in the area has been developed into planned neighborhoods since the 1990s due to the development of the Southpointe business park as well as Cecil Township's growth as a suburb of Pittsburgh.
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10 towns share a border with Cecil Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Township | #117 | A | C− | A+ | A | A− |
| Peters Township | #77 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A |
| Chartiers Township | #127 | A | B | A | A− | B |
| North Strabane Township | #78 | A+ | C− | A | A | A− |
| Muse | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southpointe | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thompsonville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Muse, Lawrence, Southpointe and Thompsonville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cecil Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Cecil Township grades A overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #117 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, A+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
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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