Lower Mifflin TownshipPA
A town of 1,795.
Is Lower Mifflin Township a good place to live?
Lower Mifflin Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and schools; its weakest is a C for incomes. 25% of the land in Lower Mifflin Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Tuscarora State Forest, at 3,402 acres with 9.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 144 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history. Lower Mifflin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lower Mifflin Township stand out
Where Lower Mifflin Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Lower Mifflin Township for work
Where Lower Mifflin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lower Mifflin Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lower Mifflin Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lower Mifflin Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Mifflin 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 Lower Mifflin Township.
Lower Mifflin Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Compared with 84% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Lower Mifflin Township is lower. Since 1984, Lower Mifflin Township has seen 28 flood insurance claims paid out. 67% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 15%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Lower Mifflin Township’s schools beat 69% of Pennsylvania districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Rock Academy Newville Campus PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 4–12 | Grades 4–12 | 31 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Lower Mifflin Township’s grade for the outdoors is a B+
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 16 miles. The trail network density for Lower Mifflin Township comes to 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuscarora State Forest | 9.3 mi | 3,402 |
| 2. Colonel Denning State Park | 4.4 mi | 298 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lower Mifflin Township stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
Half commute less than 20 miles. Employers in Lower Mifflin Township added 65 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 118. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 17%. Also worth knowing: the town’s average commute is 32 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Lower Mifflin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Lower Mifflin Township are less healthy than seven in ten U.S. towns
In Lower Mifflin Township, 27% of adults get no exercise outside work. 15% of adults in Lower Mifflin Township report frequent physical distress; 22% say their health is fair or poor.
| Lower Mifflin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lower Mifflin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20.1% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lower Mifflin Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 34 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Raven Rock Mountain Complex and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Mifflin Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
14 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
32 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
16 mi State parkPine Grove Furnace State Park
31 mi LandmarkGettysburg National Cemetery
33 mi LakeRaystown LakePhoto credits
Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain
Everything we know about Lower Mifflin Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lower Mifflin Township
About 2 of every 100 Lower Mifflin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Lower Mifflin Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lower Mifflin Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,783 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 24 sq mi
Lower Mifflin Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Lower Mifflin Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Mifflin Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| North Newton Township | #420 | B+ | B | — | B+ | C |
| Tyrone Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwest Madison Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C |
| Upper Mifflin Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Upper Frankford Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| West Pennsboro Township | #589 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
Lower Mifflin Township, Tyrone Township, Southwest Madison Township, Upper Mifflin Township and Upper Frankford Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lower Mifflin Township, North Newton Township, Tyrone Township, Southwest Madison Township, Upper Mifflin Township, Upper Frankford Township and West Pennsboro Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Jackson Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lower Mifflin Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lower Mifflin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lower Mifflin 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 B+.