Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,068.
Manor Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $177K, 2.3 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades A− overall, 311th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 72% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, it reports less crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns. 25% of residents are 65 or older in Manor Township, against 21% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area, at 274 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Manor Township beats most towns.
Where Manor Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Manor Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1902 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Manor 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 Manor Township.
Manor Township sees little violent crime, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Manor Township’s property crime rate is 2.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Manor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Armstrong SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Armstrong JSHS, with 1,374 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenape El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 691 | B− |
| Armstrong JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 1,374 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Manor Township for work: only 9% work in town. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Manor Township. Since 2013, Manor Township has added 77 jobs, to 1,238 in 2023.
| Manor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $480 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1996, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Manor Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Manor Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Manor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area | 1.5 mi | 274 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (20% statewide). The median age in Manor Township is 48.1 years. Manor Township has lost 3.1% of its people since 2020, down to 4,068 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Manor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.1 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
45% women, 55% men
About 122 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.7 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Manor Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
Manor Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 38% of Manor Township adults have obesity.
| Manor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Manor Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.7% | 30.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Manor Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Manor Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Manor Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,190 at the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 4,227 tabulated in 2010.
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10 towns share a border with Manor Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Kittanning (B) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Township | #311 | A− | A | A | B− | C+ |
| Bethel Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Ford City | #789 | C+ | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Lenape Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kittanning | #624 | B | A | B | B− | D |
| Kittanning Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C+ |
| North Buffalo Township | #655 | B− | A | — | B− | B− |
| Ford Cliff | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bethel Township and Kittanning Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bethel Township, Ford City, Kittanning Township and North Buffalo Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lenape Heights and Ford Cliff aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Manor Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Manor Township grades A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #311 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health, A for safety and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
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.