Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
28% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Schools are its strong suit: its schools outperform 86% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $307K, 4.8 years of the Erie metro’s $63K median household income. The catch is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than nearly two thirds of U.S. towns. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking 376th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. On that grade it does better than 77% of U.S. towns. Only 129 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score higher on civic life.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Where McKean Township beats most towns.
Manchester School No. 3Where McKean 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 McKean Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 126 in 1870, 476 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1967 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in McKean 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 McKean Township.
McKean Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Jobs based here grew from 653 in 2013 to 913.
McKean Township’s typical journey to work stands at 21 minutes. It had 913 jobs in 2023, up 260 from 2013. Commuting out is the norm here: 6% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Erie (32%), Millcreek Township (18%) and Summit Township (6%).
| McKean Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Erie Intl Ap weather station, 6 miles away, records that 104 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
The July high in McKean Township is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
McKean Township: a quarter of residents are 65 or older. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania. Its midpoint age is 44.2 years, near the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and above the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years).
| McKean Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| McKean Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 48.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,300, single groups can be off by several points
7.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. For McKean Township, the trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 4 acres locally.
| McKean Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 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. Countryside Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The national flood insurance program has paid 7 claims in McKean Township since 1993. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The going rate for rent for McKean Township comes to $836 a month. The share of households in McKean Township who are owner-occupiers is 94%, against 78% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Typical home values rose 5.7% in the year to September 2026.
| McKean Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $836 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
33% of adults have high blood pressure in McKean Township. This Pennsylvania town beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among adults locally, 18% smoke cigarettes and 81% had a checkup this year.
| McKean Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | McKean Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.8% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around McKean Township. Close and well known come first.
9 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
12 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park8 mi Theme parkWaldameer Park
39 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
27 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park5 mi Theme parkSplash LagoonFort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of McKean Township
About 1 of every 100 McKean Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
McKean is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania. The population was 475 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Erie–Meadville combined statistical area. McKean was known as "Middleboro" until it officially changed its name in 1970.
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5 towns share a border with McKean Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKean Township | #376 | A− | B− | — | A | B− |
| Summit Township | #538 | B | C | — | A | B |
| Fairview Township | #345 | A− | C− | — | A | A− |
| Washington Township | #552 | B | C+ | — | A | B− |
| Millcreek Township | #441 | B+ | C− | B | A− | A− |
| Waterford Township | #444 | B+ | B+ | — | A | C+ |
McKean Township, Summit Township, Fairview Township, Washington Township and Waterford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare McKean Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. McKean Township grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #376 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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