Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Jefferson Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and history; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 130 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. Jefferson Township’s median age is 50.5 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). On the outdoors, just 88 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Hughes House and John Rex Farm. Jefferson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Jefferson Township beats most towns.
Where Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2014.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township.
Most working residents leave Jefferson Township for work: only 7% work in town. At 30 minutes, Jefferson Township’s average trip to work is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Franklin Township (9%), Morgantown (5%) and Waynesburg (4%).
| Jefferson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Jefferson-Morgan SD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Jefferson-Morgan MS/HS, with 383 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson-Morgan El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 391 | C |
| Jefferson-Morgan MS/HSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 383 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide). 25% of Jefferson Township residents are 65 or older. Jefferson Township has lost 6% of its people since 2020, down to 2,210 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Jefferson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 60% are men (PA 41%).
| Jefferson Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Jefferson Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jefferson Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jefferson Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of adults binge drink in Jefferson Township.
| Jefferson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Jefferson Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jefferson Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
34 mi Theme parkKennywood
36 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
36 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
20 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar StadiumFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Jefferson Township
About 2 of every 100 Jefferson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 places in Jefferson Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Jefferson is a borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 253 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 270 tabulated in 2010. The borough was named after Thomas Jefferson.
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10 towns share a border with Jefferson Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A | — | C | B |
| Cumberland Township | #846 | C | B+ | B− | C | C+ |
| Morgan Township | — | — | A | — | C | B− |
| East Bethlehem Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C |
| Dry Tavern | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rices Landing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | #761 | C+ | B | — | C+ | B |
| Mather | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jefferson Township, Morgan Township and East Bethlehem Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jefferson Township, Morgan Township, East Bethlehem Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dry Tavern, Rices Landing and Mather aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jefferson Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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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