Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,358, settled in 1900.
The best of Cross Creek Township’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for walkability. Cross Creek Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 159 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Cross Creek County Park, 1,383 acres with 5.2 miles of trail. Cross Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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 Cross Creek Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cross Creek 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 Cross Creek Township.
Most working residents leave Cross Creek Township for work: only 2% work in town. 16% of Cross Creek Township residents live below the poverty line, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The median household income in Cross Creek Township is $68,000.
| Cross Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Avella Area SD. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avella El CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 242 | C+ |
| Avella Area JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 228 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Cross Creek Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Cross Creek Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cross Creek County Park | 5.2 mi | 1,383 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 303 | — | 48 |
| 3. Cedar Grove Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cross Creek Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 39% of Cross Creek Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Cross Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Cross Creek Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 37% | 30.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cross Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
4 mi MuseumMeadowcroft Rockshelter
23 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
24 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
30 mi Theme parkKennywood
24 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, 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
5 within 15 miles of the center of Cross Creek Township
About 3 of every 100 Cross Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
1,556 counted in 2010 and 1,371 in 2020; an estimated 1,358 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Cross Creek is a census-designated place located in Cross Creek Township, Washington County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located in northern Washington County about 2 miles southwest of the community of Atlasburg. As of the 2010 census the population was 137 residents.
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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+.
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