Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Cornplanter Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and the outdoors and an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Cornplanter Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). 17% of the land in Cornplanter Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Oil Creek State Park, at 3,545 acres with 25.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Cornplanter Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cornplanter Township beats most towns.
Where Cornplanter 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 Cornplanter Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,687 in 2000, 2,320 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 3 maps from 1957 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cornplanter 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 Cornplanter Township.
Most working residents leave Cornplanter Township for work: only 3% work in town. Cornplanter Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes. The top destinations are Oil City (15%), Cranberry Township (15%) and Sugarcreek (8%).
| Cornplanter Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Oil City Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasson Heights SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 400 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Cornplanter Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Cornplanter Township.
| Cornplanter Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Cornplanter Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cornplanter Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
43 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Cornplanter Township is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oil Creek State Park | 25.5 mi | 3,545 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 253 | 0.5 mi | 654 |
| 3. Petroleum Center Playground | 0.2 mi | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cornplanter Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 18° and about 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cornplanter Township
About 2 of every 100 Cornplanter Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Cornplanter Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,320 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 2,487 at the 2010 and 2,687 at the 2000 census.
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9 towns share a border with Cornplanter Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornplanter Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
| President Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oil City | #777 | C+ | A− | B | C+ | C− |
| Cherrytree Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D |
| Hasson Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cranberry Township | #744 | C+ | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Oakland Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C |
| Sugarcreek | #422 | B+ | A | A− | B | C |
Cornplanter Township, Cherrytree Township and Oakland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cornplanter Township, Cherrytree Township, Cranberry Township and Oakland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. President Township and Hasson Heights aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cornplanter 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.
