Juniata Township, Perry County, PA Municipal Building, July 2025, 2025
Juniata Township’s story
199 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2025.
- 1827Juniata Township is settled
Juniata TownshipPA
3 bordering townsMap →
Population
1,562
2025 Census estimate · +2.3% since 2020
Median home value
$283K
Census ACS
Household income
$92K
median
Median age
42.5
years
Jobs based here
54
A commuter town
Is Juniata Township a good place to live?
The best of Juniata Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. Juniata Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Juniata Township. Little Buffalo State Park, at 459 acres with 4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Juniata Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Juniata Township stand out
Where Juniata Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Juniata Township for work
Where Juniata Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
54jobs based in Juniata Township
0%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Juniata Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Juniata Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $283K, 3.5 years of the Harrisburg metro’s $81K median household incomeA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →Jobs & incomeB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5 of 20; 2.6% of households have no car; 2.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →HealthPenn State Health Hampden Medical Center 17.4 miles awayB−Open →SchoolsBeat 50% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors5 miles of trailsB−Open →HistoryB−Open →Civic life4.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Juniata Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Juniata Township, and how to reach them.
PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers60% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Juniata Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections herePerry County Board of ElectionsPerry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes17074, 1702417074 98% · 17024 2%Census 2020
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 Juniata Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Juniata Township than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
2% of Juniata Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The median household income in Juniata Township is $92,000. Since 2013, Juniata Township has added 29 jobs, to 54 in 2023.
0%work in town
| Juniata Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Juniata Township0%
Harrisburg7%
Newport5%
Hampden Township4%
Silver Spring Township3%
23 mi
median commute distance
54
jobs based in Juniata Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Juniata Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Juniata Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–39°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–64°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Juniata Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 49 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Juniata Township.
67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat wavesStrong wind
49
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5%conserved
| Juniata Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
5%
conserved · 673 of 13,433 acres
4.6 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Little Buffalo State Park | 4 mi | 459 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthB−
Juniata Township ranks healthier than 53% of the country’s towns
Juniata Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Juniata Township.
53%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Juniata Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 79% | 79% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better24 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Juniata Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.5% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 7.7% |
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
17.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nearby attractions
All 56 attractions →Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Juniata Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
32 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
32 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
32 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
32 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena
31 mi State parkPine Grove Furnace State ParkSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Juniata Township
18pages on Juniata Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Juniata Township; the nearest are
Dickinson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Carlisle18.6 mi$65,650 tuitionHarrisburg Area Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Harrisburg21.2 mi$6,975 in-state tuitionPennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgUniversity or college · Public · Middletown31.1 mi$15,972 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Juniata Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Juniata Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Juniata Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,530.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 21 sq mi
Juniata Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Juniata Township.
Centre TownshipTuscarora TownshipOliver TownshipJuniata Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Centre Township | #654 | B− | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Tuscarora Township | — | — | A− | — | A | B |
| Oliver Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B− |
Juniata Township, Tuscarora Township and Oliver Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Juniata Township, Centre Township, Tuscarora Township and Oliver Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Juniata Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Juniata Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Juniata Township, PA expensive?
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−.