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Charleston Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 602nd of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 67% of the state's. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 60% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $263K, 4.1 years of the county’s $65K median household income. Charleston Township’s median age is 57.9 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 2 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower January low than Charleston Township. The biggest place to walk is Hills Creek State Park, 415 acres with 3.2 miles of trail.
Where Charleston Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Charleston Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,233 in 2000, 3,560 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1790 and a map from 1970 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Charleston Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Charleston Township.
Charleston Township trades workers with Wellsboro and other neighbors, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $642 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Charleston Township’s FEMA risk score is 71 of 100. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Charleston Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The July high in Charleston Township is 80°F. Charleston Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Charleston Township has about as many jobs (1,211) as working residents, but only 127 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 17.9 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Charleston Township for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Charleston Township has added 415 jobs, to 1,211 in 2023. The top destinations are Wellsboro (17%), Blossburg (7%) and Mansfield (7%).
| Charleston Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Charleston Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Charleston Township.
| Charleston Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Charleston Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.6% | 79.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Charleston Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hills Creek State Park | 3.2 mi | 415 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 37 | 0.3 mi | 86 |
| 3. Tioga State Forest | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Charleston Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Charleston Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Charleston Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,560 at the 2020 census. Hills Creek State Park, one of 120 Pennsylvania state parks, is in Charleston Township.
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3 towns share a border with Charleston Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Township | #602 | B | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Delmar Township | #701 | B− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Wellsboro | #411 | B+ | C+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Middlebury Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C |
Middlebury Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Charleston Township, Delmar Township and Middlebury Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Charleston Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Charleston Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #602 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.