Elk Lick TownshipPA
A town of 2,197, settled in 1828.
Is Elk Lick Township a good place to live?
The best of Elk Lick Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for health. On cost of living, just 123 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. 15% of the land in Elk Lick Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Forbes State Forest, 4,751 acres with 8 miles of trail. Elk Lick Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Elk Lick Township stand out
Where Elk Lick Township beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Elk Lick Township for work
Where Elk Lick Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Elk Lick Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Elk Lick Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Elk Lick Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elk Lick 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Elk Lick Township.
Very low risk in Elk Lick Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Elk Lick Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Elk Lick Township’s schools trail 57% of Pennsylvania districts
Two of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Road School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 42 | – |
| Mountain View Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–12 | Grades 1–12 | 62 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Residents of Elk Lick Township are less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns
Elk Lick Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 20% of Elk Lick Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (14%). 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Elk Lick Township.
| Elk Lick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Elk Lick Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.4% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Elk Lick Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Elk Lick Township for work: only 6% work in town. 20% of Elk Lick Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Elk Lick Township has added 63 jobs, to 254 in 2023.
| Elk Lick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Elk Lick Township is cooler
Elk Lick Township’s July high is 78°F. Elk Lick Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Elk Lick Township has set aside 15.3% of its land for conservation
17 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Forbes State Forest | 8 mi | 4,751 |
| 2. Mount Davis Natural Area | 2.3 mi | 596 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 231 | 0.7 mi | 329 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Crime reported in Elk Lick Township
Elk Lick Township's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. The property crime rate in Elk Lick Township is 0.5 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes.
| Elk Lick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Fallingwater and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elk Lick Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw22 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
in town MountainMount Davis
24 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
23 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
21 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0
Everything we know about Elk Lick Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Elk Lick Township
About 4 of every 100 Elk Lick Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Elk Lick Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Elk Lick Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,264 at the 2020 census. Mount Davis, the highest point in Pennsylvania, is located within the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 58 sq mi
Elk Lick Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Elk Lick Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Lick Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Summit Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Greenville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Addison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Elk Lick Township and Summit Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Elk Lick Township and Summit Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Greenville Township and Addison Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Elk Lick Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Elk Lick Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Elk Lick Township, PA expensive?
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.