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A town of 26,756, settled in 1788. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Trash & recyclingYes, by almost any measure. Moon Township earns an A+, 61st among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $113K, its schools outperform 91% of the state's, and residents are healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest mark, a C, is in cost of living. Moon Township’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Moon Township is home to Robert Morris University. The typical home is worth about $293K, 3.9 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income.
Where Moon Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Moon Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,383 in 1850, 27,261 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Moon Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
11 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
12 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
13 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
20 mi Theme parkKennywood
12 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 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 Moon 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 Moon Township.
Moon Township draws workers from Pittsburgh and beyond and sees little violent crime.
That puts Moon Township against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. 38 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Montour Woods Conservation Area, at 319 acres with 11.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Montour Woods Conservation Area | 11.3 mi | 319 |
| 2. Moon Park | 4 mi | 217 |
| 3. Robin Hill Park | 3.8 mi | 160 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Moon Area SD. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Area Lower MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 639 | B+ |
| Moon Area SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,211 | B |
| McCormick El SchTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 229 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
19,546 jobs are based in Moon Township, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Moon Township for work: only 14% work in town. 21% of Moon Township workers work from home. Since 2013, Moon Township has lost 4,125 jobs, to 19,546 in 2023.
| Moon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $113,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
21% of adults binge drink in Moon Township. Moon Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of adults have high blood pressure in Moon Township.
| Moon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Moon Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Moon Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Violent crime is rare: 24 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Moon Township sits closer to the middle.
| Moon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Moon Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
14 within 15 miles of the center of Moon Township
About 11 of every 100 Moon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
24,185 counted in 2010 and 27,240 in 2020; an estimated 26,756 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
3 notable people were born in Moon Township.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Moon Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 27,261 at the 2020 census. Located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, the township is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area and is home to Pittsburgh International Airport.
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9 towns share a border with Moon Township.
Coraopolis next door grades lower for schools (C to Moon Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (B to C).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Township | #61 | A+ | C | A− | A | A |
| Robinson Township | #292 | A− | C− | B− | A | A− |
| Findlay Township | #3 | A+ | B | A | A+ | A− |
| North Fayette Township | #205 | A | C | B− | A+ | A |
| Coraopolis | #806 | C+ | B | C+ | C | C+ |
| Crescent Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B |
| Sewickley | #185 | A | D | A− | A+ | A |
| Edgeworth | — | — | C− | — | A+ | A+ |
Crescent Township and Edgeworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Crescent Township and Edgeworth report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Moon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Moon Township grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #61 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health, A− for safety and A for schools.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Moon Township sits nearer the middle.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
3 notable people were born here, including Cameron Johnson and John Calipari.
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