Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,824.
Conneaut Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $170K for a typical one, or 2.7 years of the Erie metro’s $63K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 741st of 1032 in Pennsylvania. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 6.8% of residents are under 18 in Conneaut Township, against 20% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 169 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 101, at 2,711 acres.
Where Conneaut Township beats most towns.
Where Conneaut Township’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 Conneaut Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,893 in 1980, 4,187 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Conneaut 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 Conneaut Township.
Its public schools are run by Northwestern SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 350 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Conneaut Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Conneaut Township grew to 721 in 2023, 78 more than in 2013. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Conneaut Township.
| Conneaut Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conneaut Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 15% of Conneaut Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Conneaut Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Conneaut Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.2% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.5% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Springboro 3 Wnw weather station, 5 miles away, records that 111 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Conneaut Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Conneaut Township is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 101 | 0.4 mi | 2,711 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Conneaut Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Conneaut Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Conneaut Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,187 at the 2020 census, down from 4,290 at the 2010 census, up from 3,908 in 2000.
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6 towns share a border with Conneaut Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conneaut Township | #741 | B− | A− | — | B− | C |
| Springfield Township | #787 | C+ | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Elk Creek Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B− |
| Beaver Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Girard Township | #476 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Cranesville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Elk Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Conneaut Township, Springfield Township, Elk Creek Township and Girard Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Beaver Township and Cranesville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Conneaut Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Conneaut Township grades B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #741 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
