Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. Cranberry Township earns an A, 138th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 95% of the country, the median household earns $125K, and its schools outperform 89% of the state's. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $465K for a typical one and 6.1 times the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. 65% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cranberry Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). On history, just 148 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. North Boundary Park, at 126 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Cranberry Township beats most towns.
28,098 counted in 2010 and 33,096 in 2020; an estimated 35,244 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.6% since 2020, after 17.8% in the decade before.
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 Cranberry Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for health (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 13%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 479 in 1870, 33,096 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cranberry Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
19 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
19 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
26 mi Theme parkKennywood
20 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
19 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 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 Cranberry 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 Cranberry Township.
Cranberry Township draws workers from Pittsburgh and beyond and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Pennsylvania.
At 6.1 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home (about $465K) costs more against local pay than in 93% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
Cranberry Township’s median rent is $1,708 a month. The typical Cranberry Township home is worth about $465,000, up 2.3% in a year, 62% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Cranberry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,708 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $465K.
Its public schools are run by Seneca Valley SD. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ehrman Crest El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 837 | A− |
| North Catholic High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 681 | – |
| Rowan El SchTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 494 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 7.6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
9.6% of Cranberry Township adults report frequent physical distress. Cranberry Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 12% of Cranberry Township adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Cranberry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Cranberry Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 11.6% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
26,553 jobs are based in Cranberry Township, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 26% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Cranberry Township for work: only 19% work in town. 26% of workers work from home in Cranberry Township. Since 2013, Cranberry Township has added 2,695 jobs, to 26,553 in 2023.
| Cranberry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 26% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $125,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
17 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The trail density in Cranberry Township is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Cranberry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Graham Park | 4.9 mi | 114 |
| 2. North Boundary Park | 1.4 mi | 126 |
| 3. Cranberry Township Community Park | 0.6 mi | 103 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 40 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cranberry Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 63% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes rose from 232 to 299 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Cranberry Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
7 within 15 miles of the center of Cranberry Township
About 3 of every 100 Cranberry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Cranberry Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Cranberry Township is a township in southwestern Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 33,087 as of the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing areas of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
6 towns share a border with Cranberry Township.
Economy next door grades lower for schools (C to Cranberry Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (B to D).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranberry Township | #138 | A | D | A− | A | A+ |
| Seven Fields | #153 | A | D | — | A | A |
| Adams Township | #75 | A+ | D | A+ | A+ | A |
| New Sewickley Township | #899 | C | C− | — | B | C+ |
| Marshall Township | #92 | A+ | D | — | A+ | A |
| Economy | #463 | B+ | B | A− | C | B+ |
| Jackson Township | #157 | A | C | A− | A | A− |
Seven Fields, New Sewickley Township and Marshall Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cranberry Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Cranberry Township grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #138 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A+ for health, A− for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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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