Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Kittanning Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 65 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Kittanning Township’s age of the median resident is 52.8 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. The biggest park or preserve is Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area, at 89 acres. Kittanning Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Kittanning Township beats most towns.
2,265 counted in 2010 and 2,035 in 2020; an estimated 2,002 in 2025.
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 Kittanning Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 309 in 1810, a peak of 7,808 in 1930, 3,921 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kittanning 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 Kittanning Township.
For working residents in Kittanning Township, the share who work locally is 3.2%. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (7%), East Franklin Township (5%) and Kittanning (5%). Its average trip to work comes in at 29 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles.
| Kittanning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The midsummer high in Kittanning Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Kittanning Township, 38% have obesity. In Kittanning Township, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes.
| Kittanning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Kittanning Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.8% | 30.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Kittanning Township, 87% come from inland flooding. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 14 claims here since 1990.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails total 4.3 miles in 1 park or preserve. For Kittanning Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Kittanning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area | 0.2 mi | 89 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Kittanning Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Kittanning Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Where Kittanning Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Kittanning ( ki-TAN-ing) is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is situated 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Pittsburgh, along the east bank of the Allegheny River. The population was 3,921 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from Kithanink, which means 'on the main river' in Lenape or the Delaware language, from kit- 'big' + hane 'mountain river' + -ink (suffix used in place names). "The main river" is a Lenape term for the Allegheny and Ohio combined, which they considered as all one river. The borough and its bridge have been used as a setting for several films.
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5 towns share a border with Kittanning Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittanning Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Plumcreek Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Manor Township | #311 | A− | A | A | B− | C+ |
| Bethel Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Burrell Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cowanshannock Township | #691 | B− | A− | — | B− | C+ |
Kittanning Township, Plumcreek Township and Bethel Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Kittanning Township, Plumcreek Township, Bethel Township and Cowanshannock Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Burrell Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kittanning 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.