Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Dunkard Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 10 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. The median household income is $57K, and 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 117 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on health. 13% of the land in Dunkard Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). State Game Lands Number 223, at 2,505 acres with 11.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Dunkard Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Dunkard Township beats most towns.
Where Dunkard 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 Dunkard Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,358 in 2000, 2,173 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 2 maps from 1900 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dunkard 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 Dunkard Township.
23% of Dunkard Township adults smoke cigarettes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Dunkard Township. Dunkard Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Dunkard Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Dunkard Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 23.4% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Southeastern Greene SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobtown El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 317 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Dunkard Township for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Dunkard Township is 32 minutes. Since 2013, Dunkard Township has lost 198 jobs, to 315 in 2023.
| Dunkard Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dunkard Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dunkard Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
18 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 223 | 11.1 mi | 2,505 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dunkard Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumFallingwater
7 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
20 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
36 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
3 mi National Historic SiteFriendship Hill National Historic Site18K visitors a year
30 mi State parkOhiopyle State ParkFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Friendship Hill National Historic Site: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Dunkard Township
About 2 of every 100 Dunkard Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Dunkard Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,173 at the 2020 census. Dunkard Township takes its name from Dunkard Creek, which runs through it.
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6 towns share a border with Dunkard Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkard Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C− |
| Perry Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Monongahela Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Springhill Township | #941 | C− | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Greene Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whiteley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Point Marion | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
Dunkard Township, Perry Township, Monongahela Township and Point Marion have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Dunkard Township, Perry Township, Monongahela Township, Springhill Township and Point Marion report no FBI crime data of their own. Greene Township and Whiteley Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Dunkard 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.
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