Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
The best of Industry’s subject grades are an A− for schools and history. 24% of residents are 65 or older in Industry, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (18%). Industry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Industry beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Western Beaver Co JSHS | 6–12 | 359 |
Merrill Lock No. 6Where Industry’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 Industry is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 499 in 1880, 1,838 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Industry, 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 Industry.
Its public schools are run by Western Beaver County SD. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Western Beaver Co JSHS, with 359 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Beaver Co JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 359 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Industry for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Industry has added 98 jobs, to 369 in 2023. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Industry, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Industry | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Industry home is worth about $198,000, up 1.9% in a year, 31% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 87% of Industry households own their home.
| Industry | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,402 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Industry has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Industry beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults binge drink in Industry.
| Industry | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Industry | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 35.2% | 30.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Industry.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Industry | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 173 | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Industry. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
26 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
26 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
34 mi Theme parkKennywood
27 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
26 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure 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
6 within 15 miles of the center of Industry
About 4 of every 100 Industry residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
6 towns share a border with Industry.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry | — | — | B | — | A− | B |
| Ohioville | #240 | A | B− | A | A− | B+ |
| Brighton Township | #49 | A+ | B− | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Shippingport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Potter Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Midland | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | D |
| Vanport Township | — | — | A− | — | A+ | B+ |
Industry, Midland and Vanport Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Industry, Midland and Vanport Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Shippingport and Potter Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Industry with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
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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