Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,922. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
East St. Clair Township grades B− overall, 710th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its public schools beat 86% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. On the other side, the median household income is $42K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. East St. Clair Township’s median age is 58.5 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). East St. Clair Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Snooks Covered Bridge and Osterburg Covered Bridge.
Where East St. Clair Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Ridge Central El Sch | PK–2 | 303 |
| Noahs Ark Kindergarten | PK–5 | 92 |
| Chestnut Ridge MS | 3–7 | 424 |
Osterburg Covered BridgeWhere East St. Clair 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 East St. Clair Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 maps from 1908 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in East St. Clair 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 St. Clair Township.
East St. Clair Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding) and has household incomes well below the Pennsylvania norm.
37 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. East St. Clair Township’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| East St. Clair Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Henderson Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Chestnut Ridge SD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Chestnut Ridge SHS, with 470 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Ridge MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 3–7 | Grades 3–7 | 424 | B |
| Chestnut Ridge SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 470 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave East St. Since 2013, East St. Clair Township has added 71 jobs, to 581 in 2023. Clair Township for work: only 8% work in town.
| East St. Clair Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clair Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $746 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on. 175 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 20 properties have flooded more than once.
The FEMA risk score in East St. Clair Township is 60 of 100. Since 1978, 175 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East St. Clair Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 3,022 U.S. towns with household incomes like East St. Clair Township’s, it is healthier than 92%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
38% of adults have high blood pressure in East St. Clair Township. Clair Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 15% of adults report frequent physical distress in East St. Clair Township.
| East St. Clair Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | East St. Clair Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.1% | 30.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East St. Clair Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
19 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
36 mi LakeRaystown Lake
20 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
11 mi Ski areaBlue Knob24 runs · 1,007 ft vertical
25 mi Theme parkLakemont ParkFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of East St. Clair Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 East St. Clair Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in East St. Clair Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
East St. Clair Township is a township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,908 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with East St. Clair Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East St. Clair Township | #710 | B− | B | — | A | B− |
| West St. Clair Township | — | — | B− | — | A | C+ |
| Bedford Township | #597 | B | B | — | A− | B− |
| King Township | — | — | A | — | A | C+ |
| South Woodbury Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Napier Township | — | — | B | — | A | C+ |
West St. Clair Township, King Township, South Woodbury Township and Napier Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. East St. Clair Township, West St. Clair Township, Bedford Township, King Township, South Woodbury Township and Napier Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East St. Clair Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
East St. Clair Township grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #710 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and A for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The public schools East St.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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