Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Greenfield Township’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 40 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. Hornby School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Greenfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Greenfield Township beats most towns.
Where Greenfield 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 Greenfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,909 in 2000, 1,804 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1984 and 4 maps from 1913 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenfield 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 Greenfield Township.
Since 2013, Greenfield Township has lost 145 jobs, to 59 in 2023. 4.6% of Greenfield Township workers work remotely from home, below both the Pennsylvania town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). The share of residents in Greenfield Township who live below the poverty line: 6%. The top destinations are Erie (27%), North East (12%) and North East Township (11%).
| Greenfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Greenfield Township comes to 29 of 100, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 30 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Just over four fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The seasons in Greenfield Township: chilly, snowy winters, pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 16° and about 114 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 191, at 462 acres. Trails run 4.7 miles in 3 parks and preserves. Greenfield Township’s density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Greenfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greenfield Community Park | 0.5 mi | 21 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 191 | — | 462 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 163 | — | 324 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the Pennsylvania average, Greenfield Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 3. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes locally. Two figures for adults in the town: 19% binge drink, 81% had a checkup this year.
| Greenfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Greenfield Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.1% | 67.5% |
| More smokers | 18.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenfield Township. Close and well known come first.
23 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
14 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park
15 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf16 mi Theme parkWaldameer Park13 mi Theme parkSplash Lagoon
12 mi Zoo & aquariumErie ZooChautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Erie Zoo: Pat Noble, CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Greenfield Township
About 3 of every 100 Greenfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Greenfield Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,804 at the 2020 census,
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4 towns share a border with Greenfield Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Venango Township | — | — | C | — | B− | B− |
| North East Township | #593 | B | B | — | B | B− |
| Harborcreek Township | #382 | A− | C+ | — | A | C+ |
Greenfield Township and Venango Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Greenfield Township, Venango Township, North East Township and Harborcreek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Greenfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
