Limestone TownshipPA
A town of 1,825, settled in 1828.
Is Limestone Township a good place to live?
Limestone Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Limestone Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 266, at 267 acres. Limestone Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Limestone Township for work
Where Limestone Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Limestone Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Limestone Township is from typical.
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Moving to Limestone Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Limestone 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 Limestone Township.
Limestone Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Limestone Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Limestone Township has lost 35 jobs, to 147 in 2023. 6.8% of workers work from home in Limestone Township, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (11%).
| Limestone Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.8% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Limestone Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Limestone Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Limestone Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Limestone Township trails 65% of U.S. towns
Limestone Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Limestone Township.
| Limestone Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Limestone Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Limestone Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 103 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Limestone Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 266 | — | 267 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Limestone Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Limestone Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Limestone Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Limestone Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Limestone Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Redbank Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C |
| Monroe Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C |
| Clarion Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clover Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Limestone Township, Redbank Township and Monroe Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Limestone Township, Redbank Township and Monroe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Clarion Township and Clover Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Limestone Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Limestone Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Limestone 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−.