Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Danville's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B, 598th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Its schools outperform 90% of the state's and 7% of its land is conserved. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Danville’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 104 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on history.
Where Danville beats most towns.
Census counts: 3,302 in 1850, a peak of 8,436 in 1870, 4,239 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Danville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Danville, 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 Danville.
Danville is healthier than towns with similar incomes and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
2.1 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The trail density in Danville is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Danville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 2 |
| 2. F.Q. Hartman Recreation Area | — | 19 |
| 3. Washies Playground | 0.1 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Danville Area SD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Danville Area SHS, with 635 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danville Area MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 518 | B |
| Danville Area SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 635 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
At 29.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 88% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 99 to 63 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Danville’s violent crime rate is 4.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Danville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 8,718 U.S. towns with household incomes like Danville’s, it is healthier than 94%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Danville beats the Pennsylvania average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of Danville adults have high blood pressure.
| Danville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Danville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.9% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.4% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Danville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 42.7% of households own their home, against 69.3% across Pennsylvania.
Adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (38% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (20% statewide). 44% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Danville. Danville has lost 3% of its people since 2020, down to 4,101 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Danville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.3 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Danville | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 25.8% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
The average commute for its 2,018 working residents takes 11.6 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Danville for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Danville grew to 2,500 in 2023, 355 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Mahoning Township (31%), Bloomsburg (4%) and Valley Township (2%).
| Danville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $422 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1979, 71 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Danville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Danville home is worth about $277,000, up 4% in a year, close to the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Danville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 43% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,105 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Danville
About 5 of every 100 Danville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
6.7% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
3 places in Danville on the National Register of Historic Places.
28 notable people were born in Danville.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Danville is a borough in and the county seat of Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. The population was 4,221 at the 2020 census. Danville is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. Danville is the home of Geisinger Medical Center, a trauma center employing over 10,000 people.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Danville grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #598 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health, C for safety and A for schools.
That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($62,262 across the Sunbury, PA area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
28 notable people were born here, including Amos Arthur Heller and Peter Markle.
