Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of East Providence Township’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 25% of residents live below the poverty line in East Providence Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On incomes, just 8 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. East Providence Township’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Buchanan State Forest, 1,193 acres with 4.5 miles of trail. East Providence Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where East Providence Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,858 in 2000, 1,756 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 2 maps from 1968 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far East Providence Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Providence 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 East Providence Township.
East Providence Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 22% of East Providence Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| East Providence Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | East Providence Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.3% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 22.1% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave East Providence Township for work: only 8% work in town. The average trip to work in East Providence Township is 36 minutes. Jobs based in East Providence Township fell to 493 in 2023, 470 fewer than in 2013.
| East Providence Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Providence Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
East Providence Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
65 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buchanan State Forest | 4.5 mi | 1,193 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Providence Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
33 mi LakeRaystown Lake
36 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
21 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
30 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
33 mi Theme parkLakemont ParkFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of East Providence Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 East Providence Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where East Providence Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in East Providence Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
East Providence Township is a township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,800 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Breezewood is in the township, which holds the Township's municipal buildings.
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5 towns share a border with East Providence Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Providence Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C− |
| West Providence Township | #842 | C | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Wells Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brush Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Broad Top Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | D |
| Monroe Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
East Providence Township, Broad Top Township and Monroe Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. East Providence Township, West Providence Township, Broad Top Township and Monroe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wells Township and Brush Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Providence 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.
2 notable people were born here, including Samuel Walker McCall and Percy Foor.
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