Cedar CrestPA
A town of 111.
Is Cedar Crest a good place to live?
Cedar Crest’s average trip to work is 46 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Cedar Crest. Cedar Crest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
111 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cedar Crest: who provides what
Cedar Crest is unincorporated, so Mifflin County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cedar Crest.
Cedar Crest stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a larger share of its residents live below the poverty line
70% of residents live below the poverty line in Cedar Crest, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Cedar Crest’s median household income is $27,000. Most working residents leave Cedar Crest for work: only 0% work in town.
| Cedar Crest | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 70% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $27,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Cedar Crest
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Cedar Crest
Cedar Crest has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Cedar Crest’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
41% of adults have high blood pressure in Cedar Crest. Cedar Crest beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 13% of adults have diabetes in Cedar Crest.
| Cedar Crest | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Cedar Crest | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.8% | 18.3% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 74.4% | 67.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Beaver Stadium and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cedar Crest. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
39 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
7 mi LakeRaystown Lake
29 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
40 mi State parkPine Grove Furnace State Park
30 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Cedar Crest
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cedar Crest
About 0 of every 100 Cedar Crest residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Cedar Crest for work
Where Cedar Crest’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cedar Crest
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Cedar Crest is a census-designated place located in Wayne Township, Mifflin County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. It is located very close to the borough of Mount Union, along US 22. As of the 2010 census, the population was 195 residents.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
Questions about Cedar Crest
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cedar Crest, PA a good place to live?
Cedar Crest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.