Lower Yoder TownshipPA
A town of 2,335, settled in 1820.
Is Lower Yoder Township a good place to live?
The best of Lower Yoder Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A+ for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for schools. 38% of residents are 65 or older in Lower Yoder Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 129 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on hazard risk. 59% of the land in Lower Yoder Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 4 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on the outdoors. Laurel Ridge State Park, at 2,963 acres with 20.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Lower Yoder Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lower Yoder Township stand out
Where Lower Yoder Township beats most towns.
Lower Yoder Township has shrunk 15% since 2010
2,699 counted in 2010 and 2,388 in 2020; an estimated 2,335 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Lower Yoder Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lower Yoder Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lower Yoder Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Yoder 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 Yoder Township.
Lower Yoder Township stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: trail density there is higher
The trail density in Lower Yoder Township is 3.2 miles per square mile. 42 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Laurel Ridge State Park | 20.3 mi | 2,963 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 42 | 14.6 mi | 1,741 |
| 3. Stackhouse Park | — | 253 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Lower Yoder Township fall behind 89% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Greater Johnstown SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Johnstown El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 1,133 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Very low risk in Lower Yoder Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lower Yoder Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical July afternoon in Lower Yoder Township is cooler than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Lower Yoder Township’s July high is 79°F. Lower Yoder Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Lower Yoder Township is less healthy than 65% of U.S. towns
Lower Yoder Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 13% of Lower Yoder Township adults have diabetes.
| Lower Yoder Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lower Yoder Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.8% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 1.1 jobs for every working resident, Lower Yoder Township draws in 1,002 commuters
Most working residents leave Lower Yoder Township for work: only 5% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Lower Yoder Township. The top destinations are Johnstown (27%), Richland Township (11%) and Upper Yoder Township (3%).
| Lower Yoder Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $43,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fallingwater and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Yoder Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw18 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
11 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
40 mi MountainMount Davis
6 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year17 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak ZonePhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Lower Yoder Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lower Yoder Township
About 2 of every 100 Lower Yoder Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
42 miles of trails in Lower Yoder Township
59.1% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
About Lower Yoder Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lower Yoder Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,699 at the 2010 census, down from 3,029 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Established
- 1820
- Area
- 13 sq mi
Lower Yoder Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Lower Yoder Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Yoder Township | — | — | A− | — | D | C |
| St. Clair Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C+ |
| Johnstown | #1004 | D | A | D | D | D− |
| West Taylor Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westmont | #442 | B+ | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Westwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brownstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Yoder Township | #466 | B+ | B+ | — | B | B |
Lower Yoder Township and St. Clair Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lower Yoder Township, St. Clair Township, Westmont and Upper Yoder Township report no FBI crime data of their own. West Taylor Township, Westwood and Brownstown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lower Yoder Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lower Yoder Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lower Yoder 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 A−.