Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Connellsville Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a C− for incomes. On cost of living, just 31 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Connellsville Township, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 51, 795 acres with 2.4 miles of trail. Connellsville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Connellsville Township beats most towns.
2,391 counted in 2010 and 2,076 in 2020; an estimated 2,008 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 Connellsville Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 996 in 1860, a peak of 13,804 in 1920, 7,031 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1891 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Connellsville Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
Big draw34 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
32 mi Theme parkKennywood
39 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
9 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a yearFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Connellsville 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 Connellsville Township.
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conn Area Catholic School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 173 | – |
| Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 110 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Just 3% of Connellsville Township’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Connellsville Township shed 409 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 478. Its middle household income comes in at $55,000. The top destinations are Connellsville (11%), North Union Township (6%) and East Huntingdon Township (5%).
| Connellsville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $55,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among adults in Connellsville Township, 26% get no exercise outside work. 16% of adults in Connellsville Township report frequent physical distress; 38% have high blood pressure.
| Connellsville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Connellsville Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.6% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 19.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Connellsville Township, the typical July afternoon high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Connellsville Township’s density of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Connellsville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 11% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 51 | 2.4 mi | 795 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 53% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 2 claims in Connellsville Township since 2000.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Connellsville Township
About 2 of every 100 Connellsville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Connellsville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in the United States
Connellsville is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, 36 miles (58 km) southeast of Pittsburgh and 50 miles (80 km) away via the Youghiogheny River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 7,031 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Connellsville Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connellsville Township | — | — | A+ | — | C− | C |
| Connellsville | #923 | C− | A | D | C− | C+ |
| Bullskin Township | #837 | C | A | — | C− | C+ |
| Dunbar Township | #919 | C− | A | — | C− | C |
| Upper Tyrone Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C+ |
| South Connellsville | — | — | A | — | C− | D |
| Springfield Township | #984 | D | A | — | C− | C |
Connellsville Township, Upper Tyrone Township and South Connellsville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Connellsville Township, Bullskin Township, Dunbar Township, Upper Tyrone Township, South Connellsville and Springfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Connellsville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.
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