Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Hopewell Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. Hopewell Township’s typical journey to work is 35 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On incomes, just 87 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. 18% of the land in Hopewell Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). State Game Lands Number 73, at 4,183 acres with 3.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Hopewell Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns. Hopewell Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hopewell Township beats most towns.
Where Hopewell 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 Hopewell Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 482 in 1900, a peak of 590 in 1910, 189 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 5 maps from 1900 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
Ordered by what stands out in Hopewell Township.
Two figures for adults in Hopewell Township: 25% say their health is fair or poor, 31% get no exercise outside work. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Hopewell Township is ahead of Pennsylvania on 1 and behind on 13. Among adults in the town, 22% smoke cigarettes.
| Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Hopewell Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA hazard score in Hopewell Township is 79 of 100. FEMA puts 89% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 5% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Commuting out is the norm in Hopewell Township: 2% of working residents work locally. The share of residents in Hopewell Township who live below the poverty line: 17%. Employers in Hopewell Township shed 52 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 106. The top destinations are South Woodbury Township (12%), Bedford Township (8%) and Altoona (5%).
| Hopewell Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Walkers can cover 17 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. For Hopewell Township, the density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 73 | 3.6 mi | 4,183 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A winter brings about 27 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 84°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hopewell Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
28 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
21 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
25 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
17 mi Ski areaBlue Knob24 runs · 1,007 ft vertical
30 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a yearFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0
None within 15 miles of Hopewell Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Hopewell Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Hopewell is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 189 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Hopewell Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Broad Top Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | D |
| West Providence Township | #842 | C | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| South Woodbury Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Snake Spring Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | C |
Hopewell Township, Broad Top Township, South Woodbury Township and Snake Spring Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hopewell Township, Broad Top Township, West Providence Township, South Woodbury Township and Snake Spring Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hopewell Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 A−.
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