Greene TownshipErie County, PA
4,428 people call this town in Pennsylvania home.
Is Greene Township a good place to live?
More weak spots than strong ones. Overall, Greene Township earns a C−, better than 18% of U.S. towns. It ranks 968th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $228K, 3.6 years of the Erie metro’s $63K median household income. Hazard risk is its strong suit (A). The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 218, at 1,314 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Greene Township stand out
Where Greene Township beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Greene Township for work
Where Greene Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Greene Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Greene Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Greene Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greene 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 Greene Township.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Greene Township: inland flooding
Greene Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 9 of 100, below both the Pennsylvania town median (30 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in Greene Township break down as 74% from inland flooding and 6% from strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Greene Township’s schools rank ahead of 54% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools here belong to Wattsburg Area SD. The largest public high school is Seneca HS, with 383 students. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattsburg Area El CtrLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 488 | B− |
| Seneca HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 383 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Greene Township work out of town
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Greene Township rose by 137, to 885. The share of residents in Greene Township who live below the poverty line is 18%, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The town’s average commute comes in at 21 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
| Greene Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Greene Township
The Union City Filtration Plant weather station, 11 miles away, records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 80° and January nights drop to 17°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
9.4% of Greene Township is conserved land
In 8 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.9 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greene Township Park | 0.5 mi | 17 |
| 2. Paderewski Park | 0.3 mi | 46 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 218 | — | 1,314 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health in Greene Township trails 54% of U.S. towns
In Greene Township, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults locally: 19% binge drink, 81% had a checkup this year.
| Greene Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Greene Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.9% | 30.4% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fort Le Boeuf and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greene Township. Close and well known come first.
8 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
11 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park
29 mi LakeChautauqua Lake11 mi Theme parkWaldameer Park
35 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park7 mi Theme parkSplash LagoonPhoto credits
Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Greene Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Greene Township
About 2 of every 100 Greene Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Greene Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Greene Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,486 at the 2020, down from 4,706 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
Greene Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Greene Township.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Summit Township (B) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene Township | #968 | C− | C− | — | B− | B− |
| Summit Township | #538 | B | C | — | A | B |
| Venango Township | — | — | C | — | B− | B− |
| Millcreek Township | #441 | B+ | C− | B | A− | A− |
| Harborcreek Township | #382 | A− | C+ | — | A | C+ |
| Waterford Township | #444 | B+ | B+ | — | A | C+ |
Venango Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Greene Township, Summit Township, Venango Township, Harborcreek Township and Waterford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Greene Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Greene Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Greene Township, PA a good place to live?
Greene Township grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #968 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Greene Township, PA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.