Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lower Augusta Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and history; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lower Augusta Township. Lower Augusta Township’s median rent is $595 a month, below both the Pennsylvania town median ($1,115 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Caspar Snyder House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lower Augusta Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lower Augusta Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lower Augusta Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1798 and 7 maps from 1893 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Augusta 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 Lower Augusta Township.
Most working residents leave Lower Augusta Township for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Lower Augusta Township grew to 99 in 2023, 22 more than in 2013. Lower Augusta Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Lower Augusta Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lower Augusta Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Lower Augusta Township.
| Lower Augusta Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lower Augusta Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lower Augusta Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
8.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 233, 319 acres with 1.1 miles of trail.
| Lower Augusta Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 84 | 2.5 mi | 219 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 233 | 1.1 mi | 319 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lower Augusta Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Augusta Township. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year17 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
35 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
35 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
35 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena
7 mi MuseumFort AugustaHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Augusta: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lower Augusta Township
About 2 of every 100 Lower Augusta Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Lower Augusta Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lower Augusta Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the 2010 Census was 1,064, a decline from the figure of 1,079 tabulated in 2000.
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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−.
