MeadowlandsPA
495 people live in this town, settled in 1887.
Is Meadowlands a good place to live?
Meadowlands’ average commute is 19 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Meadowlands has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Meadowlands stand out
Where Meadowlands beats most towns.
495 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Acrisure Stadium and 62 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Meadowlands. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
19 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
20 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
23 mi Theme parkKennywood
20 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
15 mi MuseumMeadowcroft RockshelterPhoto credits
Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Meadowlands: who provides what
Meadowlands is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Meadowlands.
A job hub: Meadowlands has 2.7 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,039 commuters
The share of working residents in Meadowlands who work locally: 2.6%. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 968, to 1,049. Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (13%), Chartiers Township (9%) and Washington (7%).
| Meadowlands | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Meadowlands is inland flooding, at a low overall level
89% of Meadowlands’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in just over three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Meadowlands
In Meadowlands, the midsummer high is 84°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Meadowlands is
In Meadowlands, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 13% report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Meadowlands is ahead of Pennsylvania on 3 and behind on 2. For adults locally, the share who binge drink is 19%.
| Meadowlands | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.1% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Meadowlands | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.9% | 64.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Meadowlands sells for about $211K
Among households locally, 70% are owner-occupiers. In Meadowlands, the median rent is $1,360 a month.
| Meadowlands | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,360 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Meadowlands
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Meadowlands
About 0 of every 100 Meadowlands residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Every workday, about 1,039 people come to Meadowlands for work
Where Meadowlands’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Meadowlands
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Meadow Lands is a census-designated place in Chartiers Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located in Chartiers Township, in central Washington County about 8 miles (13 km) north of the city of Washington. As of the 2020 census the population was 839.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 994 ft
- ZIP code
- 15347
Questions about Meadowlands
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Meadowlands, PA a good place to live?
Meadowlands has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.