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A town of 1,192. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Little Beaver Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for schools. Little Beaver Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On cost of living, just 40 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Only 56 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Old Homestead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Little Beaver Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Little Beaver Township beats most towns.
1,411 counted in 2010 and 1,224 in 2020; an estimated 1,192 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 Little Beaver Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,310 in 2000, 1,227 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and a map from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Little Beaver 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 Little Beaver Township.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Beaver Parochial School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 22 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Little Beaver Township for work: only 2% work in town. Little Beaver Township’s median household income is $61,000, below both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Little Beaver Township.
| Little Beaver Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Little Beaver Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The property crime rate in Little Beaver Township is 0 per 1,000 residents. Little Beaver Township's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Little Beaver Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Little Beaver Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 43% of Little Beaver Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Little Beaver Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Little Beaver Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.9% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Little Beaver Township since 2022.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Little Beaver Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
38 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
38 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
39 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
38 mi LandmarkFort Pitt
39 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark StadiumAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0 · Highmark Stadium: Nobo71, CC BY 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Little Beaver Township
About 1 of every 100 Little Beaver Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Little Beaver Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,227 at the time of the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,411 tabulated in 2010.
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Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
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+.
