Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 9,103, settled in 1875. A regional job hub with 8,213 jobs.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Collier Township grades A− overall, 381st among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $102K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 84% of the country. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $343K, 4.5 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. Collier Township’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Collier Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Neville House and Walker-Ewing Log House.
Where Collier Township beats most towns.
7,080 counted in 2010 and 8,935 in 2020; an estimated 9,103 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 Collier Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 9%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Neville House is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 1,697 in 1880, 8,931 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 5 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Collier Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
7 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
7 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
8 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
14 mi Theme parkKennywood
7 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 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 Collier 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 Collier Township.
Collier Township draws workers from Pittsburgh and beyond, has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and sees little violent crime.
18 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Settlers Cabin Park, 553 acres with 8.4 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Settlers Cabin Park | 8.4 mi | 553 |
| 2. Neville Woods Conservation Area | 1.3 mi | 42 |
| 3. Hilltop Park | 1.3 mi | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Chartiers Valley SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Chartiers Valley HS, with 1,029 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chartiers Valley Primary SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 892 | – |
| Chartiers Valley HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,029 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
8,213 jobs are based in Collier Township, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 24.8% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Collier Township for work: only 7% work in town. 25% of workers work from home in Collier Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). 3.1% of Collier Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Collier Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 9.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
20% of adults binge drink in Collier Township. Collier Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of adults have obesity in Collier Township.
| Collier Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Collier Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.3% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Collier Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Collier Township sits closer to the middle. The violent crime rate in Collier Township is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Collier Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Collier Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
15 within 15 miles of the center of Collier Township
About 3 of every 100 Collier Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Collier Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Collier Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Collier Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,931 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 7,080 tabulated in 2010.
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7 towns share a border with Collier Township.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its A−; Robinson Township (A−) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collier Township | #381 | A− | D | B+ | B+ | A− |
| South Fayette Township | #39 | A+ | C | A | A+ | A |
| Robinson Township | #292 | A− | C− | B− | A | A− |
| Scott Township | #67 | A+ | B− | A− | B+ | A |
| Bridgeville | #279 | A− | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| North Fayette Township | #205 | A | C | B− | A+ | A |
| Glendale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heidelberg | — | — | A | — | B+ | B+ |
Heidelberg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Heidelberg reports no FBI crime data of its own. Glendale isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Collier Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Collier Township grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #381 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, B+ for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Collier Township sits nearer the middle.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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