Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,388.
Green Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $91K, 1.5 years of the Indiana area’s $60K median household income. It grades C− overall, 920th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. Green Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. On history, just 102 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better.
Where Green Township beats most towns.
3,839 counted in 2010 and 3,414 in 2020; an estimated 3,388 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Green Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A+ for history (#76 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania; 1 place on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C− comes from the livability subjects above.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,281 in 1850, a peak of 5,284 in 1940, 3,457 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 5 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Green 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 Green Township.
Green Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sends most of its workers to White Township and beyond, but it has little public open land.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Green Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Purchase Line SD. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Purchase Line JSHS, with 363 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase Line El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 353 | C+ |
| Purchase Line JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 363 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Green Township has 329 jobs for its 1,335 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 36.6 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Green Township for work: only 7% work in town. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Green Township. Since 2013, Green Township has lost 30 jobs, to 329 in 2023.
| Green Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,002 U.S. towns with household incomes like Green Township’s, it is less healthy than 58%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Green Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 20% of Green Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Green Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Green Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Green Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Green Township’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 761 of its 33,446 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Green Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
1.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 185, at 623 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 185 | — | 623 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Green Township
About 1 of every 100 Green Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Green Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Green Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. Green Township was formed from the former Wheatfield Township circa 1816 and was named for the tremendous evergreen forests covering the area. The population was 3,457 at the 2020 census. The township includes the communities of Bencetown, Berringer (previously called Kesslerville), Commodore, Cookport, Cush Cushion, Dixonville, Fleming Summit, Grisemore, Leard, Lovejoy, Martintown, Pine Flats, Prosperity Hill, Purchase Line, Shanktown, Starford, Spruce, Utah (previously Taylorsville), Uniontown, and Wandin.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
9 towns share a border with Green Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | #920 | C− | A− | — | C | C |
| Pine Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Cherryhill Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Montgomery Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | D |
| Grant Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cherry Tree | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayne Township | #906 | C | B− | — | A− | C |
| Alverda | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pine Township, Cherryhill Township and Montgomery Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Green Township, Pine Township, Cherryhill Township, Montgomery Township and Rayne Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Grant Township, Cherry Tree and Alverda aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Green Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Green Township grades C− overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #920 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
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−.
