Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,275.
Croyle Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living, schools, and history; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 91% of households own their home in Croyle Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 73%. Johnstown Flood National Memorial is on the National Register of Historic Places. Croyle Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is 1889 Park, at 27 acres. Croyle Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Croyle Township beats most towns.
Where Croyle 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 Croyle Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,233 in 2000, 2,307 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1964 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Croyle 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 Croyle Township.
Most working residents leave Croyle Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Croyle Township grew to 489 in 2023, 119 more than in 2013. At $60,000, Croyle Township’s median household income is below both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Croyle Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.8% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Croyle Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Croyle Township’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Croyle Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Croyle Township's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. The violent crime rate in Croyle Township is 0 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Croyle Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 4.9 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Croyle Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Croyle Township.
| Croyle Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Croyle Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36% | 30.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Croyle Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 1889 Park | — | 27 |
| 2. New Germany Recreation Park | — | 6 |
| 3. New Germany Grove | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Croyle Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
2 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
4 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
in town National MemorialJohnstown Flood National Memorial75K visitors a year
40 mi LakeRaystown Lake
20 mi Theme parkLakemont ParkFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Johnstown Flood National Memorial: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain
5 within 15 miles of the center of Croyle Township
About 3 of every 100 Croyle Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Croyle Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,307 at the 2020 census, down from 2,339 at the 2010 census.
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10 towns share a border with Croyle Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croyle Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Adams Township | #139 | A | A | A+ | A− | B− |
| Ehrenfeld | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sidman | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Michael | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Fork | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Summerhill Township · Summerhill | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| East Taylor Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C |
Croyle Township, Summerhill Township and East Taylor Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Croyle Township, Summerhill Township and East Taylor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Ehrenfeld, Sidman, St. Michael and South Fork aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Summerhill and Summerhill Township are one community, graded once. Compare Croyle 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−.
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