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A town of 7,244. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Derry Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $156K for a typical one, or 2.4 years of the Lewistown area’s $64K median household income. It grades C overall, 882nd of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 85% of the country. 33% of residents are 65 or older in Derry Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. Its National Register listings include Lewistown Armory and Old Hoopes School.
Where Derry Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Derry Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A− for history (3 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 →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 3 maps from 1924 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Derry 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 Derry Township.
Nearly two in five adults have obesity in Derry Township. Two figures for adults locally: 17% report frequent physical distress, 25% say their health is fair or poor.
| Derry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Derry Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 21.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The largest public high school is Mifflin Co HS, with 1,032 students. Mifflin County SD runs its public schools. Two of the 5 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewistown El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 457 | C− |
| Mifflin Co HSLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 1,032 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Derry Township has about as many jobs (3,046) as working residents, but only 434 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 19.4 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Derry Township’s income of the median household is $69,000. Just 13% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Lewistown (11%), Granville Township (7%) and Burnham (6%).
| Derry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Paid flood insurance claims in Derry Township since 2021: 3. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 59% of U.S. communities. Just over four fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 107, at 751 acres. Trails run 1.3 miles in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kishacoquillas Park | 0.7 mi | 35 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 107 | — | 751 |
| 3. Mifflin County Practice Fields | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Derry Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Derry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 places in Derry Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Derry Township is a township in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,212 at the 2020 census. It was named after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland.
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8 towns share a border with Derry Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry Township | #882 | C | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Lewistown | #992 | D | B+ | — | C | D− |
| Granville Township | #947 | C− | B+ | C+ | C | D |
| Brown Township | #964 | C− | B | — | C | D |
| Fermanagh Township | #870 | C | B | — | B− | C |
| Decatur Township | #989 | D | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Armagh Township | #759 | C+ | A | A | C | D |
| Highland Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Derry Township, Lewistown, Brown Township, Fermanagh Township and Decatur Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Highland Park isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Derry Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Derry Township grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #882 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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+.
