Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,585.
Jackson Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, ranked 157th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The median household earns $120K, its schools outperform 89% of the state's, and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 83% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a C, is in cost of living. On civic life, just 33 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. Jackson Township’s median household income is $120,000, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Harmony Mennonite Meetinghouse and Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Jackson Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gloyer MS | 7–8 | 1,157 |
| Seneca Valley HS | 9–12 | 2,282 |
3,657 counted in 2010 and 4,883 in 2020; an estimated 6,585 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 34.7% since 2020, after 33.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Jackson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,444 in 1970, 4,885 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Jackson 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 Jackson Township.
Jackson Township draws workers from Cranberry Township and beyond and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
4,157 jobs are based in Jackson Township, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 2,818 in 2013 to 4,157.
Most working residents leave Jackson Township for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Jackson Township has added 1,339 jobs, to 4,157 in 2023. 4.8% of Jackson Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Jackson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Seneca Valley SD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Seneca Valley HS, with 2,282 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gloyer MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,157 | B |
| Seneca Valley HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,282 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
At 7.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 66% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 23 to 14 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Jackson Township is 1.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Jackson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
11 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Jackson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 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. Zelienople Community Park | 0.5 mi | 10 |
| 2. Grove Hill Lane Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 5,778 U.S. towns with household incomes like Jackson Township’s, it is less healthy than 55%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Jackson Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Jackson Township.
| Jackson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.2% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jackson Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
244 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 35 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 244 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jackson Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household earns $119,741, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania, one input to its A for jobs and income.
People 65 and older are 15% of residents (20% statewide). Jackson Township has grown 35% since 2020, to 6,585 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 43% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Jackson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Jackson Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jackson Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
24 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
24 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
30 mi Theme parkKennywood
25 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
24 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
5 within 15 miles of the center of Jackson Township
About 7 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Where Jackson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Jackson Township is an American township which is located in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,885 at the time of the 2020 census.
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8 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | #157 | A | C | A− | A | A− |
| Zelienople | #72 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A | A− |
| Harmony | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evans City | — | — | A− | — | A | A− |
| Forward Township | #543 | B | C− | — | A | A− |
| Cranberry Township | #138 | A | D | A− | A | A+ |
| Lancaster Township | #206 | A | C+ | A+ | A | B |
| Franklin Township | #118 | A | A− | A | A− | B+ |
Evans City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Evans City and Forward Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Harmony isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jackson Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Jackson Township grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #157 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, A− for safety and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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