Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Pennsylvania, this town has 1,650 residents.
Nicholson Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A+ for history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 44 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. Only 21 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. New Geneva Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Nicholson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Nicholson Township beats most towns.
Where Nicholson 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 Nicholson Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Nicholson 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 Nicholson Township.
For half of commuters, work is under 14 miles away. Employers in Nicholson Township shed 47 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 30. In Nicholson Township, the mean commuting time is 32 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Also worth knowing: the town’s typical household income stands at $65,000.
| Nicholson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
13% of adults have diabetes in Nicholson Township. Nicholson Township: 20% of adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). In Nicholson Township, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 26% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Nicholson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Nicholson Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 18 inches a winter. Nicholson Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
87% of Nicholson Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 5%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, Nicholson Township has seen 18 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nicholson Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumFallingwater
12 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
40 mi Theme parkKennywood
13 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
37 mi MountainMount Davis
33 mi LakeDeep Creek LakeFallingwater: 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 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Nicholson Township
About 3 of every 100 Nicholson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, United States
Nicholson Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,730 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,805 tabulated in 2010. The Albert Gallatin Area School District serves the township. New Geneva, Martin, Gallatin, Old Frame, Bowood, Woodside, and Grays Landing are communities in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Nicholson Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
| Springhill Township | #941 | C− | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| German Township | #657 | B− | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Georges Township | #566 | B | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Monongahela Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Greensboro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nicholson Township and Monongahela Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Nicholson Township, Springhill Township, Georges Township and Monongahela Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Greensboro isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Nicholson Township with a neighbor →
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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