Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,022. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Delaware Township’s best subject grade is an A− for history. Delaware Township’s median age is 53.8 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Its National Register listings include New Hamburg Historical Area and Big Bend Historical Area. Delaware Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Delaware Township beats most towns.
Where Delaware 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 Delaware Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2014.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Delaware 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 Delaware Township.
Most working residents leave Delaware Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Delaware Township fell to 171 in 2023, 151 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Hermitage (11%), Greenville (5%) and Pymatuning Township (4%).
| Delaware Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windy Acre Amish School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 36 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Delaware Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 82°F, Delaware Township’s July high is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 85°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Delaware Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Delaware Township.
| Delaware Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Delaware Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.4% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 19.3% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Delaware Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Delaware Township
About 1 of every 100 Delaware Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Delaware Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Delaware Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,088 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 2,291 in 2010.
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6 towns share a border with Delaware Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| Hempfield Township | #950 | C− | C+ | D | B+ | B− |
| Otter Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairview Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fredonia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pymatuning Township | #667 | B− | A− | B | B | C+ |
Delaware Township and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Delaware Township and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Otter Creek Township, Fairview Township and Fredonia aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Delaware Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
