Hopewell TownshipPA
With 13,104 residents, it is a town in Pennsylvania.
Is Hopewell Township a good place to live?
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Its standout strength is incomes — the median household earns $74K. Overall, Hopewell Township earns a B+, which places it 513th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. On that grade it does better than nearly two thirds of U.S. towns. It is strong on schools as well: its public schools beat 68% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. The drawback is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 68% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $192K, 2.5 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow.
What makes Hopewell Township stand out
Where Hopewell Township beats most towns.
91% of working residents leave Hopewell Township for work
Where Hopewell Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Hopewell Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Hopewell Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Acrisure Stadium and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hopewell Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
17 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
17 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
26 mi Theme parkKennywood
18 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
17 mi LandmarkFort PittPhoto credits
Acrisure 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 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Hopewell Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hopewell 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 Hopewell Township.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Hopewell Township: inland flooding
The national flood insurance program has paid 68 claims in Hopewell Township since 1978. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 89% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 79% come from inland flooding and 6% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hopewell Township’s grade for schools is a B+
Public schools: Hopewell Area SD. The largest public high school is Hopewell SHS, with 614 students. Of its 5 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell JHSLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 657 | B− |
| Hopewell SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 614 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Protected land: 2% of Hopewell Township
Hopewell Community Park, at 29 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Trails total 8.1 miles in 2 parks and preserves.
| Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hopewell Community Park | 1.4 mi | 29 |
| 2. Boggs Run Conservation Area | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Hopewell Township has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here fell from 4,517 in 2013 to 3,025.
In Hopewell Township, 17% of workers do their job from home. Employers in Hopewell Township shed 1,492 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 3,025. Half commute less than 11 miles. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (9%), Moon Township (8%) and Findlay Township (6%).
| Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Hopewell Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 20 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Pennsylvania overall
The share of adults 25 and older in Hopewell Township who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 34%, against 29% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Also worth knowing: among residents here, 18% are 65 or older.
| Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Hopewell Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.9% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
On CDC estimates, Hopewell Township is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns
For adults in Hopewell Township, the share who have obesity is 39%. The share of adults in Hopewell Township who have high blood pressure is 37%, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 34% and U.S. towns at 35%.
| Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Hopewell Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 34.8% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Hopewell Township
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Hopewell Township
About 2 of every 100 Hopewell Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Hopewell Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Hopewell Township.
Baden next door grades lower for schools (C to Hopewell Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (A to B−).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Township | #513 | B+ | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Aliquippa | #956 | C− | A− | C− | C− | D |
| South Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | #315 | A− | B− | — | B | B |
| Baden | #302 | A− | A | — | C | B |
| Independence Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | B |
| Economy | #463 | B+ | B | A− | C | B+ |
| Moon Township | #61 | A+ | C | A− | A | A |
Independence Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hopewell Township, Center Township, Baden and Independence Township report no FBI crime data of their own. South Heights isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hopewell Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Hopewell Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hopewell Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Hopewell Township grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #513 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools.
Is Hopewell Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.