Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Gilpin Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 11% of residents are under 18 in Gilpin Township, below both the Pennsylvania town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Only 135 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Leechburg/Gilpin Community Park, at 34 acres. Gilpin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Gilpin Township beats most towns.
Where Gilpin 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 Gilpin Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,190 in 1880, a peak of 3,229 in 1960, 2,411 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1907 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gilpin 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 Gilpin Township.
Most working residents leave Gilpin Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Gilpin Township grew to 170 in 2023, 48 more than in 2013. 6.1% of workers work from home in Gilpin Township, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (11%).
| Gilpin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 51 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Gilpin Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Gilpin 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
Gilpin Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 18% of Gilpin Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Gilpin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Gilpin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.7% | 30.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Gilpin Township’s conserved land covers 0.2% of the town. 12 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Gilpin Township is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Gilpin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leechburg/Gilpin Community Park | — | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Gilpin Township
About 2 of every 100 Gilpin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Gilpin Township is a Second class Township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a township rich in history, dating back to early 19th-century settlement. Officially incorporated on December 26, 1878, it evolved from an agricultural and timber-based economy to an industrial hub, supported by its abundant natural resources—including coal, salt, timber, natural gas, and sand—and its strategic location along the Allegheny and Kiskiminetas Rivers. These rivers not only fostered trade and transportation but also enabled Gilpin’s transformation into a manufacturing center. The township includes various communities—Bagdad, Johnetta, Schenley, Georgetown, Banfield, Forks Church, A…
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8 towns share a border with Gilpin Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilpin Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Parks Township | — | — | A+ | A+ | A− | C |
| South Buffalo Township | #91 | A+ | A− | A | A | B |
| Leechburg | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Schenley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allegheny Township | #219 | A | B+ | A | A− | B− |
| West Leechburg | — | — | A | — | B+ | B |
| Hyde Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gilpin Township, Parks Township, Leechburg and West Leechburg have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Gilpin Township, Leechburg and West Leechburg report no FBI crime data of their own. Schenley and Hyde Park aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gilpin 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 A.