Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Elk Creek Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for history and incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Elk Creek Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 67 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 152, at 174 acres. Elk Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Elk Creek Township beats most towns.
Where Elk Creek 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 Elk Creek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,800 in 2000, 1,786 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2000 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elk Creek 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 Elk Creek Township.
FEMA puts 72% of Elk Creek Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to strong winds. Its risk rating from FEMA comes in at 18 of 100. Flood insurance has paid one claim in the town since 1980.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 2% of working residents stay in Elk Creek Township for work; the rest commute out. Elk Creek Township: 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Jobs in Elk Creek Township grew by 58 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 142. The top destinations are Erie (21%), Millcreek Township (12%) and Fairview Township (7%).
| Elk Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The July high in Elk Creek Township is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
17% of residents are under 18 in Elk Creek Township. People 65 and older are just over a quarter of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). For Elk Creek Township, the median age is 49.9 years. The town is growing: up 2.3% since 2020, to 1,830 residents (2025 estimate).
| Elk Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Elk Creek Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
The share of adults in Elk Creek Township who had a checkup this year: 81%. For adults here, the share who binge drink is 19%.
| Elk Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Elk Creek Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.4% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 1.0 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 152 | — | 174 |
| 2. Wellsburg Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elk Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park
16 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
22 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park17 mi Theme parkWaldameer Park16 mi Theme parkSplash Lagoon
18 mi Zoo & aquariumErie ZooConneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Erie Zoo: Pat Noble, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Elk Creek Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Elk Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Elk Creek Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,786 at the 2020 census, down from 1,798 at the 2010 census.
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7 towns share a border with Elk Creek Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Creek Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B− |
| Conneaut Township | #741 | B− | A− | — | B− | C |
| Franklin Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | B− |
| Cranesville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | #552 | B | C+ | — | A | B− |
| Girard Township | #476 | B+ | B | — | A− | B− |
| Platea | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cussewago Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | B− |
Elk Creek Township, Franklin Township and Cussewago Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Elk Creek Township, Conneaut Township, Franklin Township, Washington Township, Girard Township and Cussewago Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cranesville and Platea aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Elk Creek Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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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