Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Fawn Township’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Fawn Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Fawn Township's schools rank behind 73% of the state's. Fawn Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Fawn Township beats most towns.
Where Fawn 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 Fawn Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,167 in 1970, 2,193 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fawn Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
19 mi Theme parkKennywood
19 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
19 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
19 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
19 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fawn 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 Fawn Township.
Most working residents leave Fawn Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Fawn Township fell to 242 in 2023, 68 fewer than in 2013. 11% of Fawn Township residents live below the poverty line, above Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and close to U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Fawn Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide). 24% of Fawn Township residents are 65 or older. Fawn Township has lost 4% of its people since 2020, down to 2,093 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Fawn Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 45 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Fawn Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Fawn Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 82 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fawn Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fawn Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Fawn Township.
| Fawn Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Fawn Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.8% |
| More adults in frequent physical distress | 15.3% | 13.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Fawn Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fawn Township Comunity Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Fawn Township
About 2 of every 100 Fawn Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Fawn Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,193 at the 2020 census. The township derives its name either directly after Fahan, County Donegal, Ireland, by Irish settlers of which 'fawn' is the phonetic pronunciation, or indirectly from the York County township of that name with name origin. According to the township itself, Fawn Township derived its name from its parent township, Deer Township, from which it was formed March 28, 1858.
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5 towns share a border with Fawn Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawn Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | C+ |
| Tarentum | #778 | C+ | A | B | C | C− |
| Harrison Township | #407 | B+ | A− | A− | C | B− |
| Frazer Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Buffalo Township | #223 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| West Deer Township | #16 | A+ | B | A | A− | A− |
Fawn Township and Frazer Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fawn Township, Frazer Township and Buffalo Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fawn 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 B+.
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