Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 12,147.
Logan Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $165K, 2.6 years of the Altoona metro’s $62K median household income. It grades B− overall, 680th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. On civic life, just 24 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. Logan Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Horseshoe Curve and Leap-the-Dips. Logan Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
Where Logan Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Logan Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Horseshoe Curve is one of 2 National Historic Landmarks here, the National Register’s top tier.
The archive holds 5 maps from 1920 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Logan 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 Logan Township.
Logan Township sees little violent crime and has commutes shorter than most of Pennsylvania.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 33 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Logan Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Altoona Area SD. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata Gap El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 490 | B− |
| Merakey Education Center PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–11 | Grades K–11 | 24 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
26 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 267, 994 acres with 1.3 miles of trail.
| Logan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 267 | 1.3 mi | 994 |
| 2. Leopold Park | 0.6 mi | 18 |
| 3. Greenwood Park | 0.5 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Logan Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Logan Township’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Logan Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of Logan Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Logan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Logan Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.5% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 4,914 working residents takes 20.2 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Logan Township for work: only 11% work in town. 7.6% of workers work from home in Logan Township. The top destinations are Altoona (28%), Allegheny Township (7%) and Hollidaysburg (3%).
| Logan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Violent crime is rare: 5 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Logan Township is 12.9 per 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Logan Township sits closer to the middle. The violent crime rate in Logan Township is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Logan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12.9 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (21% statewide). Logan Township has lost 2.2% of its people since 2020, down to 12,147 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Logan Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.2 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Logan Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 16.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Logan Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
Big draw39 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
in town Theme parkLakemont Park
22 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
23 mi LakeRaystown Lake
8 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a yearBeaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Logan Township
About 12 of every 100 Logan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 places in Logan Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 towns share a border with Logan Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township | #680 | B− | B+ | B | C | C+ |
| Altoona | #886 | C | A− | C | C | C− |
| Tyrone Township | — | — | B− | — | C | C+ |
| Allegheny Township | #801 | C+ | B− | C− | A− | B− |
| Eldorado | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gallitzin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antis Township | #672 | B− | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Newburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tyrone Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Tyrone Township and Antis Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Eldorado, Gallitzin Township and Newburg aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Logan Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Logan Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #680 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health, B for safety and C for schools.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Logan Township sits nearer the middle.
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 B+.
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