Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,488.
The best of Cromwell Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 99, 2,637 acres with 5.9 miles of trail. Cromwell Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cromwell Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Cromwell Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1970.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Cromwell 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 Cromwell Township.
The largest public high school is Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS, with 595 students. The public schools here belong to Southern Huntingdon County SD. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MSLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 595 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
In Cromwell Township, 16% of adults binge drink. Among adults here, 13% have diabetes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 12%. Of 26 CDC measures, Cromwell Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 and trails it on 13.
| Cromwell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Cromwell Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.8% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
11 flood insurance claims have been paid in Cromwell Township since 1978. On expected storm and flood damage, Cromwell Township sits above nearly three quarters of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 79% come from inland flooding and 11% from strong winds.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The middle household income for Cromwell Township comes to $52,000, below both Pennsylvania’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Only just over a tenth of working residents stay in Cromwell Township for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: the mean commuting time for Cromwell Township comes to 31 minutes. Since 2013, Cromwell Township has added 360 jobs, to 489 in 2023.
| Cromwell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 9.7 miles of trail. Cromwell Township’s density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 3,058 acres.
| Cromwell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 99 | 5.9 mi | 2,637 |
| 2. Rothrock State Forest | 2 mi | 421 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cromwell Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
39 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
14 mi LakeRaystown Lake
35 mi State parkPine Grove Furnace State Park
in town MuseumRockhill Trolley Museum
39 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan CenterBeaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rockhill Trolley Museum: Hicksco2 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Cromwell Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Cromwell Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Cromwell Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,475 at the 2020 census.
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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−.
