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A town of 4,625, settled in 1866.
Granville Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $160K, 2.5 years of the Lewistown area’s $64K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 947th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Granville Township’s property crime rate is 21.9 per 1,000 residents, against 5.7 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Tuscarora State Forest, 1,881 acres with 5.6 miles of trail. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Granville Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 3 maps from 1924 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Granville 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 Granville Township.
Granville Township has homes that are cheap against local pay and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
22% of adults smoke cigarettes in Granville Township. Granville Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Granville Township.
| Granville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Granville Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.4% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 21.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Granville Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Granville Township for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Lewistown (13%), Derry Township (9%) and Burnham (5%). 6.4% of Granville Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Granville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
5.9 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Granville Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Granville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuscarora State Forest | 5.6 mi | 1,881 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 113 | — | 117 |
| 3. Memorial Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 22 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 79% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Granville Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 2.5 years of the Lewistown area’s $64K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 81% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
The median rent in Granville Township is $965 a month.
| Granville Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $965 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Granville Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Granville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Granville is a census-designated place located in Granville Township, Mifflin County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the Juniata River in south-central Mifflin County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 440 residents.
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8 towns share a border with Granville Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granville Township | #947 | C− | B+ | C+ | C | D |
| Oliver Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C |
| Milford Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C |
| Lewistown | #992 | D | B+ | — | C | D− |
| Derry Township | #882 | C | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Union Township | #946 | C− | B | — | C | D |
| Brown Township | #964 | C− | B | — | C | D |
| Bratton Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C− |
Oliver Township, Milford Township and Bratton Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Oliver Township, Milford Township, Lewistown, Derry Township, Union Township, Brown Township and Bratton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Granville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Granville Township grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #947 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades D for health, C+ for safety and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Granville Township sits nearer the middle.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $160,000, 44% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.