Evendale PA on PA35, 2016
Monroe Township’s story
Monroe Township in pictures
Census counts: 1,021 in 1860, 2,050 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2016 and 5 maps from 1907 on.
Explore the history →Monroe TownshipPA
A town of 2,029.
Population
2,029
2025 Census estimate · −0.8% since 2020
Median home value
$211K
Census ACS
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
45.7
years
Jobs based here
238
A commuter town
Is Monroe Township a good place to live?
The best of Monroe Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living. Monroe Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 45 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Monroe Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 80% of U.S. towns. Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
StrongestA−Cost of living
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Monroe Township for work
Where Monroe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
238jobs based in Monroe Township
4%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Monroe Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Monroe Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $211K, 3.2 years of the county’s $66K median household incomeA−Open →Jobs & income238 jobs based hereCOpen →HealthWellspan Evangelical Community Hospital 25.1 miles awayCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.9 of 20; 6.1% of households have no car; 2.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryBOpen →Civic life3.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Monroe Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Monroe Township, and how to reach them.
PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRichfield Area Joint Auth water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers64% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Monroe Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereJuniata County Board of ElectionsJuniata County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes17086, 17062, 17049, 1701417086 70% · 17062 15% · 17049 10% · 17014 4%Census 2020
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 Monroe Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Monroe Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Monroe Township for work: only 4% work in town. Monroe Township’s median household income is $67,000, below both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Harrisburg (6%), Susquehanna Township (6%) and Walker Township (4%).
4%work in town
| Monroe Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $67,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Monroe Township4%
Harrisburg6%
Susquehanna Township6%
Walker Township4%
Penn Township4%
23 mi
median commute distance
238
jobs based in Monroe Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsB−
Monroe Township’s schools rank ahead of 51% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Juniata County SD. Its one school is below.
51%of PA districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Juniata El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 378 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
HealthC
Monroe Township is less healthy than 67% of U.S. towns
Monroe Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Monroe Township.
33%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Monroe Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 19% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better16 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Monroe Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 15.8% |
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
25.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Monroe Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Monroe Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
34″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–38°
Spring39–60°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Monroe Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Monroe Township
17pages on Monroe Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Monroe Township; the nearest are
Susquehanna UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Selinsgrove15.9 mi$59,850 tuitionHarrisburg Area Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Harrisburg28.2 mi$6,975 in-state tuitionPennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgUniversity or college · Public · Middletown37.5 mi$15,972 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Monroe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Monroe Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Monroe Township is a township that is located in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,050 at the time of the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 2,237 that was tabulated in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 20 sq mi
Monroe Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Monroe Township.
West Perry TownshipPerry TownshipRichfieldGreenwood TownshipFayette TownshipSusquehanna TownshipDelaware TownshipMonroe Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C |
| West Perry Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Perry Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Richfield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greenwood Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fayette Township | #519 | B+ | A | — | B− | C |
| Susquehanna Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B− |
| Delaware Township | — | — | B | — | B− | D |
Monroe Township, West Perry Township, Perry Township, Susquehanna Township and Delaware Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Monroe Township, West Perry Township, Perry Township, Fayette Township, Susquehanna Township and Delaware Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Richfield and Greenwood Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Monroe Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Monroe Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Monroe Township, PA expensive?
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−.