Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Centerville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $121K, 1.6 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades A− overall, 301st among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 74% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, it reports less crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. Centerville’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 136 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. Centerville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 91% of U.S. towns.
Where Centerville beats most towns.
Where Centerville’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 Centerville is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 10%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 150 in 1880, a peak of 6,467 in 1930, 3,254 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Centerville, 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 Centerville.
Centerville has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding) and has commutes longer than most of Pennsylvania.
Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Centerville’s property crime rate is 4.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Centerville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.4 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
The average commute for its 1,218 working residents takes 37.9 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Centerville for work: only 3% work in town. 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Centerville. The top destinations are California (6%), Washington (5%) and Pittsburgh (5%).
| Centerville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $503 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1979, 32 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Centerville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Centerville 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
Centerville beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 39% of Centerville adults have high blood pressure.
| Centerville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Centerville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 36.8% | 30.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.8% |
| More adults with high blood pressure | 38.6% | 32.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 1.6 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 95% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its A+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,404, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Centerville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
25 mi Theme parkKennywood
28 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
29 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
28 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Centerville
About 1 of every 100 Centerville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
5 places in Centerville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Centerville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,254 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
10 towns share a border with Centerville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | #301 | A− | A+ | A | C | B− |
| West Pike Run Township | — | — | A | A+ | B− | C+ |
| Deemston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| California | #692 | B− | A+ | C | B− | B− |
| Luzerne Township | #807 | C+ | A− | A+ | D | C− |
| East Bethlehem Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C |
| Aaronsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beallsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
West Pike Run Township and East Bethlehem Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. East Bethlehem Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Deemston, Aaronsburg and Beallsville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Centerville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Centerville grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #301 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, A for safety and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $121,000, 58% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 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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