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A town of 3,337.
Fayette Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $202K, 3 years of the county’s $66K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 519th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. 12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fayette Township, against 29% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. State Game Lands Number 107, at 1,443 acres with 2.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Fayette 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 Fayette Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,550 in 1850, 3,339 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers and 4 maps from 1934 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Fayette 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 Fayette Township.
| Fayette Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 107 | 2.5 mi | 1,443 |
| 2. Bald Eagle State Forest | 0.2 mi | 95 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Juniata County SD. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is East Juniata JSHS, with 362 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shade Mountain School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 24 | – |
| East Juniata JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 362 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The average trip to work in Fayette Township is 28 minutes. Since 2013, Fayette Township has added 46 jobs, to 646 in 2023. The top destinations are Walker Township (7%), Fermanagh Township (6%) and Harrisburg (5%).
| Fayette Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fayette Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Fayette Township.
| Fayette Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Fayette Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.6% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.4% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fayette Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fayette Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Fayette Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Fayette Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Fayette Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,339 at the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with Fayette Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Walker Township (B−) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette Township | #519 | B+ | A | — | B− | C |
| Decatur Township | #989 | D | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Walker Township | #665 | B− | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Fermanagh Township | #870 | C | B | — | B− | C |
| Delaware Township | — | — | B | — | B− | D |
| West Perry Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C |
| West Beaver Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Monroe Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C |
Delaware Township, West Perry Township, West Beaver Township and Monroe Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fayette Township, Decatur Township, Walker Township, Fermanagh Township, Delaware Township, West Perry Township, West Beaver Township and Monroe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fayette Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Fayette Township grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #519 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and B− for schools.
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.