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A town of 7,513.
Middlesex Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, ranked 37th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It reports less crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns, its schools outperform 96% of the state's, and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 77% of the country. Its lowest mark, a B, is in cost of living. Middlesex Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 147 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Middlesex Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns.
Where Middlesex Township beats most towns.
5,390 counted in 2010 and 6,820 in 2020; an estimated 7,513 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10% since 2020, after 26.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Middlesex Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Middlesex Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
19 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
18 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
22 mi Theme parkKennywood
19 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
19 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure 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 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Middlesex 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 Middlesex Township.
Middlesex Township pairs an A+ for schools with modest home prices and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has little public open land.
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
Middlesex Township’s property crime rate is 2 per 1,000 residents.
| Middlesex Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its A+ for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $412K. Its A+ ranks #42 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we grade for schools.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Sepulcher Catholic School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 165 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Against the 6,596 U.S. towns with household incomes like Middlesex Township’s, it is healthier than 55%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Middlesex Township. Middlesex Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Middlesex Township.
| Middlesex Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Middlesex Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.7% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 3,097 working residents takes 37.4 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Middlesex Township for work: only 6% work in town. The median household income in Middlesex Township is $114,000. Since 2013, Middlesex Township has lost 262 jobs, to 1,131 in 2023.
| Middlesex Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $114,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Middlesex Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 20° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 413 of its 14,763 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Middlesex Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
1.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Middlesex Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Middlesex Township park | 0.4 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Middlesex Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Middlesex Township
About 1 of every 100 Middlesex Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Middlesex Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Middlesex Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,826 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Middlesex Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Township | #37 | A+ | B | A+ | A+ | A− |
| Adams Township | #75 | A+ | D | A+ | A+ | A |
| Clinton Township | #270 | A | B | — | A | B+ |
| Penn Township | #29 | A+ | B+ | A | A | B |
| Richland Township | #128 | A | C− | — | A+ | A |
| West Deer Township | #16 | A+ | B | A | A− | A− |
Clinton Township and Richland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Middlesex Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Middlesex Township grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #37 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, A+ for safety and A+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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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