Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,415.
The best of Monongahela Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for history; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Only 118 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. Its National Register listings include Reppert-Gabler House and Glassworks-Gabler House. Monongahela Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Monongahela Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Monongahela Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,714 in 2000, 1,487 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1900 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Monongahela 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 Monongahela Township.
Most working residents leave Monongahela Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Monongahela Township has added 63 jobs, to 311 in 2023. 13% of Monongahela Township residents live below the poverty line, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Monongahela Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.2% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Southeastern Greene SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapletown JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 239 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Monongahela Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 21% of Monongahela Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 16% of Monongahela Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Monongahela Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Monongahela Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.9% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 20.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Monongahela Township since 1985.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Monongahela Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Monongahela Township’s conserved land covers 0.1% of the town. 4.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Monongahela Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MonView Park | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monongahela Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MuseumFallingwater
11 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
40 mi Theme parkKennywood
17 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
36 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
2 mi National Historic SiteFriendship Hill National Historic Site18K visitors a yearFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Friendship Hill National Historic Site: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Monongahela Township
About 4 of every 100 Monongahela Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Monongahela Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Monongahela Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
See also Monongahela, Pennsylvania Monongahela Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,487 at the 2020 census, down from 1,572 at the 2010 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
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