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In Pennsylvania, this town has 1,410 residents.
Montgomery Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. Montgomery Township’s mean commuting time is 36 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 26 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. State Game Lands Number 262, at 530 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Montgomery Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Montgomery Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 751 in 1850, a peak of 3,382 in 1910, 1,439 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 7 maps from 1906 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Montgomery 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 Montgomery Township.
For adults in Montgomery Township, the share who report frequent physical distress is 17%. 22% of adults smoke cigarettes in the town.
| Montgomery Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Montgomery Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.7% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 21.8% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Montgomery Township had 308 jobs in 2023, down 40 from 2013. Only 5% of working residents stay in Montgomery Township for work; the rest commute out. The middle household income for Montgomery Township comes to $66,000. Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles.
| Montgomery Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $66,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 81° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 46 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Across 1 park or preserve: 6.6 miles of trail. Montgomery Township’s trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Montgomery Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 262 | 1.7 mi | 530 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The national flood insurance program has paid 8 claims in Montgomery Township since 1987. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 83% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Montgomery Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Montgomery Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Montgomery Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Montgomery Township is a township that is located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,439 at the time of the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,568 tabulated in 2010.
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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+.