Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Haines Township’s best subject grades are an A− for schools, an A+ for history, and an A for the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 40% of residents are under 18 in Haines Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. 52% of the land in Haines Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Bald Eagle State Forest, 17,089 acres with 40.1 miles of trail. On history, just 98 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Haines Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Haines Township beats most towns.
52.3% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Haines Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,479 in 2000, 1,663 in 2020. The archive holds 4 maps from 1941 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Haines 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 Haines Township.
51 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Haines Township is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bald Eagle State Forest | 40.1 mi | 17,089 |
| 2. Penns Creek Wild Area | 4.4 mi | 2,108 |
| 3. The Hook Natural Area | 2.1 mi | 700 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
One of its 6 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bower Hollow Parochial School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 26 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Haines Township for work: only 4% work in town. Haines Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Haines Township has added 21 jobs, to 108 in 2023.
| Haines Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Haines Township since 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Haines Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 18° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Haines Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Haines Township.
| Haines Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Haines Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Haines Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Haines Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Haines Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Haines Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Haines Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,663 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Haines Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haines Township | — | — | C | — | A− | B− |
| Miles Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Armagh Township | #759 | C+ | A | A | C | D |
| Hartley Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Penn Township | — | — | C | — | A− | B− |
Haines Township, Miles Township, Hartley Township and Penn Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Haines Township, Miles Township, Hartley Township and Penn Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Haines Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
