Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,304. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
The best of Hickory Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and cost of living; the weakest is a C for health. On the outdoors, just 161 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. CJ Long Spartan Park, at 35 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Hickory Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 80% of U.S. towns. Hickory Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hickory Township beats most towns.
Where Hickory 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 Hickory Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,356 in 2000, 2,320 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Hickory 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 Hickory Township.
Its public schools are run by Laurel SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Laurel HS, with 313 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 503 | B+ |
| Laurel HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 313 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Hickory Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Hickory Township fell to 459 in 2023, 87 fewer than in 2013. 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Hickory Township, close to Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and below U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Hickory Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
44% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Hickory Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (38%) and the median of U.S. towns (36%). 19% of Hickory Township adults smoke cigarettes. Hickory Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| Hickory Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hickory Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.5% | 5.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.3% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hickory Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Hickory Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hickory Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Hickory Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Hickory Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. CJ Long Spartan Park | 1 mi | 35 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 178 | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
84% of households own their home in Hickory Township.
| Hickory Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $937 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hickory Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art
5 mi Theme parkCascade Park
31 mi MuseumOld Economy Village
32 mi AttractionChester teapot
33 mi MuseumFoxburg Country ClubButler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Economy Village: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foxburg Country Club: Mvincec, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hickory Township
About 3 of every 100 Hickory Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Hickory Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,320 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 2,470 tabulated in 2010.
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6 towns share a border with Hickory Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Township | — | — | A | — | A | C |
| Neshannock Township | #105 | A+ | B− | A+ | A | B |
| New Castle | #951 | C− | A− | B | C− | D− |
| Scott Township | — | — | A | — | A | C− |
| Wilmington Township | #343 | A− | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Washington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shenango Township | #167 | A | A | A | A− | C− |
Hickory Township and Scott Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hickory Township, Scott Township and Wilmington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Washington Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hickory Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $180,000, 37% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
