Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hanover Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $243K for a typical one, or 3.2 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 503rd among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. On the plus side, its schools outperform 75% of the state's. 26% of the land in Hanover Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On walkability, just 141 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Raccoon Creek State Park, at 7,097 acres with 42.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Hanover Township beats most towns.
Where Hanover 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 Hanover Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,154 in 1970, 3,339 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1851 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Hanover 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 Hanover Township.
46 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. At 1.0 miles per square mile, Hanover Township’s trail density is above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Raccoon Creek State Park | 42.5 mi | 7,097 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 189 | — | 53 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Hanover Township has 214 jobs for its 1,362 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Hanover Township for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (9%), Findlay Township (7%) and Moon Township (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
| Hanover Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hanover Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Hanover Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hanover Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Hanover Township adults binge drink.
| Hanover Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Hanover Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.8% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hanover Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
23 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
23 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
32 mi Theme parkKennywood
24 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
16 mi MuseumMeadowcroft RockshelterAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0
6 within 15 miles of the center of Hanover Township
About 2 of every 100 Hanover Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Hanover Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Hanover Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,339 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
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7 towns share a border with Hanover Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | #503 | B+ | B+ | — | A− | B− |
| Hanover Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Findlay Township | #3 | A+ | B | A | A+ | A− |
| Robinson Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B− |
| Greene Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Frankfort Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Independence Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | B |
| Raccoon Township | #326 | A− | B+ | A | B+ | B− |
Hanover Township, Robinson Township, Greene Township and Independence Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hanover Township, Hanover Township, Robinson Township, Greene Township and Independence Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Frankfort Springs isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hanover Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hanover Township grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #503 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and A− 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 B+.
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