Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,731.
Morris Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $117K, 1.9 years of the DuBois area’s $62K median household income. It grades C overall, 892nd of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $45K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Morris Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On walkability, just 118 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse.
Where Morris Township beats most towns.
Where Morris Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Morris Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for jobs and income (better than 5%), so the C overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 3,063 in 2000, 2,776 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2024 and 7 maps from 1922 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Morris 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 Morris Township.
Morris Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has little public open land and has household incomes well below the Pennsylvania norm.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Morris Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by West Branch Area SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Branch Area El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 374 | C+ |
| West Branch Area HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 269 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 1,018 working residents takes 35 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Morris Township for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Morris Township grew to 453 in 2023, 42 more than in 2013. The top destinations are College Township (7%), Lawrence Township (5%) and Rush Township (5%).
| Morris Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $45,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Morris Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Morris Township is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 4,143 U.S. towns with household incomes like Morris Township’s, it is healthier than 84%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Morris Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 19% of Morris Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Morris Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Morris Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.2% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Just 7 of its 12,686 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Morris Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.1% of the land in Morris Township is conserved. 0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Four Leaf Clover Fields | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Morris Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Morris Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Morris Township is a township that is located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,776 at the time of the 2020 census.
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9 towns share a border with Morris Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Rush Township (C+) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Township | #892 | C | A | — | C | C+ |
| Rush Township | #757 | C+ | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Hawk Run | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graham Township | — | — | A− | — | C | B− |
| North Philipsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casanova | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cooper Township | #714 | B− | B+ | — | C | B− |
| Decatur Township | #588 | B | A | — | B− | C− |
Graham Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Morris Township, Rush Township, Graham Township, Cooper Township and Decatur Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hawk Run, North Philipsburg and Casanova aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Morris Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Morris Township grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #892 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health and C for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
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.