Frankstown TownshipPA
A town of 7,423, settled in 1820.
Is Frankstown Township a good place to live?
Frankstown Township grades B+ overall, 481st of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $98K and residents are healthier than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 77% of Pennsylvania towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $264K for a typical one and 4.2 times the Altoona metro’s $62K median household income. 23% of the land in Frankstown Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On walkability, just 149 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. State Game Lands Number 147, at 3,884 acres with 7.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Frankstown Township stand out
Where Frankstown Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Frankstown Township for work
Where Frankstown Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Frankstown Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Frankstown Township is from typical.
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Moving to Frankstown Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Frankstown 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 Frankstown Township.
Frankstown Township has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and sends most of its workers to Altoona and beyond, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Frankstown Township earns an A− for the outdoors
28 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Canoe Creek State Park | 16.3 mi | 1,004 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 147 | 7.8 mi | 3,884 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 166 | 0.6 mi | 674 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Frankstown Township earns an A− for schools
Its public schools are run by Hollidaysburg Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankstown El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 622 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Frankstown Township earns an A− for health
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 9.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Frankstown Township, against 16% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. Frankstown Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 12% of Frankstown Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Frankstown Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Frankstown Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 14.2% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Frankstown Township
Frankstown Township has 771 jobs for its 2,944 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 1,223 in 2013 to 771.
Most working residents leave Frankstown Township for work: only 4% work in town. Frankstown Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Frankstown Township fell to 771 in 2023, 452 fewer than in 2013.
| Frankstown Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Frankstown Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Frankstown Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Frankstown Township.
| Frankstown Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 45.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Frankstown Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Low risk in Frankstown Township, with inland flooding at the top
170 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 25 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 170 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Frankstown Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Beaver Stadium and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Frankstown Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
Big draw39 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
16 mi LakeRaystown Lake
5 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
8 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
26 mi DamSouth Fork DamPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain
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Everything we know about Frankstown Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Frankstown Township
About 3 of every 100 Frankstown Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Frankstown Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Frankstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in central Blair County, on the west side of Frankstown Township. It is bordered to the southeast by U.S. Route 22, which leads southwest 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Hollidaysburg and east 25 miles (40 km) to Huntingdon. The community and surrounding township give their name to the Frankstown Branch Juniata River, which passes the CDP just south of US-22.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 945 ft
Frankstown Township’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Frankstown Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankstown Township | #481 | B+ | C | — | A− | A− |
| Hollidaysburg | #159 | A | C+ | B+ | A− | A− |
| Blair Township | #214 | A | B− | A− | A− | B+ |
| Woodbury Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C |
| Huston Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Taylor Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Tyrone Township | — | — | B− | — | C | C+ |
| Loop | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Woodbury Township, Huston Township, Taylor Township and Tyrone Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Frankstown Township, Woodbury Township, Huston Township, Taylor Township and Tyrone Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Loop isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Frankstown Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Frankstown Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Frankstown Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Frankstown Township grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #481 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Frankstown Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.