Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,541.
The best of North Bethlehem Township’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and an A+ for history; the weakest is a C for walkability. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than North Bethlehem Township. North Bethlehem Township's schools outperform 68% of the state's. On the outdoors, just 82 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Hill's Tavern and Ringland Tavern. North Bethlehem Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns. North Bethlehem Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where North Bethlehem Township beats most towns.
Where North Bethlehem 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 North Bethlehem Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,746 in 2000, 1,548 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in North Bethlehem 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 North Bethlehem Township.
In North Bethlehem Township, 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Employers in North Bethlehem Township added 45 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 164. The mean commuting time locally is 29 minutes. Half commute less than 15 miles.
| North Bethlehem Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of the losses FEMA expects in North Bethlehem Township, 85% come from inland flooding. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 21° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Two figures for adults in North Bethlehem Township: 19% binge drink, 81% had a checkup this year. This Pennsylvania town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 3. In North Bethlehem Township, 39% of adults have high blood pressure.
| North Bethlehem Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | North Bethlehem Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 69.4% | 64.4% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.1% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.2 miles. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 297, at 610 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 297 | — | 610 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Bethlehem Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
24 mi Theme parkKennywood
24 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
25 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
24 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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
3 within 15 miles of the center of North Bethlehem Township
About 2 of every 100 North Bethlehem Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
4 places in North Bethlehem Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
North Bethlehem Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,548 at the 2020 census. The residents of the township are part of the Bentworth School District with schools located in nearby Bentleyville and Somerset Township.
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8 towns share a border with North Bethlehem Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bethlehem Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B |
| Amwell Township | #383 | A− | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| South Strabane Township | #811 | C+ | C | D | A− | C+ |
| Cokeburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Somerset Township | #254 | A | A | — | B+ | B |
| West Bethlehem Township | — | — | A− | — | C | B− |
| Beallsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Pike Run Township | — | — | A | A+ | B− | C+ |
North Bethlehem Township, West Bethlehem Township and West Pike Run Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. North Bethlehem Township, Amwell Township, Somerset Township and West Bethlehem Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cokeburg and Beallsville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Bethlehem Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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