Lafayette TownshipPA
A town of 2,071, settled in 1823.
Is Lafayette Township a good place to live?
Lafayette Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 6.6% of residents are under 18 in Lafayette Township, against 20% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 50 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. 45% of the land in Lafayette Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 62, 1,565 acres with 1.6 miles of trail. Lafayette Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Lafayette Township has shrunk 12% since 2010
2,350 counted in 2010 and 1,768 in 2020; an estimated 2,071 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Lafayette Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lafayette Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lafayette Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lafayette 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lafayette Township.
In Lafayette Township, trail density runs higher than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
The trail density in Lafayette Township is 4.0 miles per square mile. 283 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 62 | 1.6 mi | 1,565 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lafayette Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Lafayette Township for work: only 2% work in town. Lafayette Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Lafayette Township has lost 89 jobs, to 273 in 2023.
| Lafayette Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Lafayette Township is cooler
Only 9 of the 1,038 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower July high than Lafayette Township. Lafayette Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Lafayette Township trails 65% of U.S. towns
Lafayette Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 41% of Lafayette Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Lafayette Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lafayette Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.8% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Lafayette Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Lafayette Township since 1981.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lafayette Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lafayette Township
About 1 of every 100 Lafayette Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
98% of working residents leave Lafayette Township for work
Where Lafayette Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lafayette Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lafayette Township is a township in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,766 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1823
- Area
- 71 sq mi
Lafayette Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Lafayette Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Lewis Run | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamlin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bradford Township | #574 | B | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Keating Township | #704 | B− | A | — | B | C+ |
| Hamilton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wetmore Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Corydon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lafayette Township and Wetmore Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lafayette Township, Bradford Township, Keating Township and Wetmore Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lewis Run, Hamlin Township, Hamilton Township and Corydon Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lafayette Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lafayette Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lafayette 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+.