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A town of 1,028.
Lower Tyrone Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for history. On cost of living, just 69 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Linden Hall at Saint James Park is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lower Tyrone Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lower Tyrone Township beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lower Tyrone Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Tyrone 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 Tyrone Township.
0.5% of Lower Tyrone Township working residents work locally, below both the Pennsylvania town median (6.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Lower Tyrone Township fell to 69 in 2023, 40 fewer than in 2013. The average trip to work in Lower Tyrone Township is 29 minutes.
| Lower Tyrone Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lower Tyrone Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lower Tyrone Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 19% of Lower Tyrone Township adults smoke cigarettes, against 17% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Lower Tyrone Township.
| Lower Tyrone Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lower Tyrone Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
13 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Lower Tyrone Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile. State Game Lands Number 296, at 524 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Lower Tyrone Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 296 | 1.7 mi | 524 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lower Tyrone Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Tyrone Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
Big draw40 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
24 mi Theme parkKennywood
31 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
32 mi Stadium & arenaPNC ParkFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lower Tyrone Township
About 3 of every 100 Lower Tyrone Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Lower Tyrone Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lower Tyrone Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,069 at the time of the 2020 census. The township is named after County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the site of Linden Hall, an early 20th-century mansion and resort which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Frazier School District serves the township. Hulltown and Raineytown are unincorporated communities in the township.
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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+.
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