Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Darlington Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C for walkability. Only 133 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. Darlington Township's public schools beat 70% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. 13% of the land in Darlington Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 285, 1,311 acres with 6.3 miles of trail. Darlington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Darlington Township beats most towns.
Where Darlington 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 Darlington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 301 in 1860, a peak of 465 in 1930, 249 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1902 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Darlington 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 Darlington Township.
Most working residents leave Darlington Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Darlington Township has lost 102 jobs, to 379 in 2023. At $64,000, Darlington Township’s median household income is below both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Darlington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $64,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Darlington Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
8.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 285 | 6.3 mi | 1,311 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 23 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Darlington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Darlington Township's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. The violent crime rate in Darlington Township is 0 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Darlington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.8 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Darlington Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 38% of Darlington Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Darlington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Darlington Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36% | 30.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Darlington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
35 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
35 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
36 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
35 mi LandmarkFort Pitt
37 mi MuseumMeadowcroft RockshelterAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Darlington Township
About 5 of every 100 Darlington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Darlington is a borough in northwestern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 249 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Darlington Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | B− |
| South Beaver Township | #362 | A− | B− | A+ | B+ | B− |
| Little Beaver Township | — | — | A+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Big Beaver | — | — | B+ | — | C | C+ |
Darlington Township, Little Beaver Township and Big Beaver have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Darlington Township, Little Beaver Township and Big Beaver report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Darlington 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.
