Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,076. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
The best of Coolspring Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Coolspring Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. On history, just 40 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 294, at 137 acres. On the outdoors, just 72 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Coolspring Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Coolspring Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer County Career Center | 9–12 | 8 |
Where Coolspring 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 Coolspring Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,287 in 2000, 2,113 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 4 maps from 1911 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Coolspring 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 Coolspring Township.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County Career CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 8 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Coolspring Township for work: only 4% work in town. At 28 minutes, Coolspring Township’s average trip to work is above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Coolspring Township fell to 389 in 2023, 48 fewer than in 2013.
| Coolspring Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 2014, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Coolspring Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Coolspring Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Coolspring Township is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Coolspring Township’s median age is 46.9 years. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Coolspring Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 82% are men (PA 51%).
| Coolspring Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Coolspring Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 20% of Coolspring Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Coolspring Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Coolspring Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 294 | — | 137 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Coolspring Township
About 2 of every 100 Coolspring Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Coolspring Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,112 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 2,278 in 2010.
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7 towns share a border with Coolspring Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolspring Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Mercer | — | — | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Fairview Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Findley Township | #646 | B− | B− | — | A− | C+ |
| Jackson Township | — | — | C | — | A | B− |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| East Lackawannock Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| Lake Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coolspring Township, Mercer, Jackson Township, Jefferson Township and East Lackawannock Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Coolspring Township, Mercer, Findley Township, Jackson Township, Jefferson Township and East Lackawannock Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Fairview Township and Lake Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Coolspring Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
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 B+.