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A town of 6,066. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cumberland Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $133K for a typical one, or 2 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 846th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Cumberland Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Its National Register listings include Carmichaels Covered Bridge and William Crawford House.
Where Cumberland Township beats most towns.
Where Cumberland 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 Cumberland Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A− for history (2 places on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C comes from the livability subjects above.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,564 in 2000, 6,384 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 1946 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Cumberland 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 Cumberland Township.
Cumberland Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Jobs based here fell from 1,331 in 2013 to 1,041.
Most working residents leave Cumberland Township for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Cumberland Township has lost 290 jobs, to 1,041 in 2023. Cumberland Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Cumberland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Carmichaels Area SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmichaels Area El CtrLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 433 | C− |
| Carmichaels Area HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 293 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Cumberland Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,659 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cumberland Township’s, it is healthier than 58%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Cumberland Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Cumberland Township.
| Cumberland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Cumberland Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.8% | 30.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 223, at 842 acres. The trail density in Cumberland Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Cumberland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wana B Park | 0.9 mi | 27 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 223 | — | 842 |
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
Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Cumberland Township sits closer to the middle.
| Cumberland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cumberland Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
35 mi Theme parkKennywood
17 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
38 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
39 mi Stadium & arenaPNC ParkFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cumberland Township
About 2 of every 100 Cumberland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Cumberland Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Cumberland Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,384 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
10 towns share a border with Cumberland Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Township | #846 | C | B+ | B− | C | C+ |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A | — | C | B |
| Monongahela Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Greene Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luzerne Township | #807 | C+ | A− | A+ | D | C− |
| German Township | #657 | B− | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Dry Tavern | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nemacolin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jefferson Township and Monongahela Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jefferson Township and Monongahela Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Greene Township, Dry Tavern and Nemacolin aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cumberland Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cumberland Township grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #846 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health, B− for safety and C for schools.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Cumberland Township sits nearer the middle.
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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