Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Where Derry Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Derry Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,215 in 2000, 1,090 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 4 maps from 1935 on.
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.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Run Amish Parochial PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 2–8 | Grades 2–8 | 16 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The share of adults in Derry Township who get no exercise outside work is 22%, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 25%. The town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 1. For adults in the town, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 35%.
| Derry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Derry Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.3% | 18.7% |
| Fewer smokers | 14% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Derry Township’s average commute is 18 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Employers in Derry Township shed 287 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 251. For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away. 11% of Derry Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Derry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Winters in Derry Township are chilly and summers warm. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 29 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nearly three quarters of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 6%. Derry Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 54 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Derry Township, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Derry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Derry Township
About 1 of every 100 Derry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Derry Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, United States
Derry Township is a township in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was named after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.