Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Pennsylvania has a population of 5,441.
A solid town with one catch. North Sewickley Township’s overall grade is A, better than 92% of U.S. towns. That places it 165th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Safety is its strong suit: it reports less crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns. Cost of living is another plus (A−) — a typical home costs about $204K, 2.7 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. The drawback is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. James Beach Clow House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where North Sewickley Township beats most towns.
James Beach Clow House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside El Sch | PK–5 | 667 |
| Riverside MS | 6–8 | 307 |
| Riverside HS | 9–12 | 461 |
Where North Sewickley 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 Sewickley Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,048 in 1970, 5,496 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in North Sewickley 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 Sewickley Township.
North Sewickley Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and sees little violent crime, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
In North Sewickley Township, the rate of reported violence is 0.2 per 1,000 residents. Its property offense rate is 3.5 per 1,000 residents, against 5.7 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns.
| North Sewickley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $204K.
Riverside Beaver County SD runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Riverside HS, with 461 students. Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 667 | B+ |
| Riverside HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 461 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The median commute is under 12 miles. Since 2013, North Sewickley Township has lost 167 jobs, to 694 in 2023. Only 7% of working residents stay in North Sewickley Township for work; the rest commute out. Among residents here, 2.9% live below the poverty line, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| North Sewickley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 6.3 miles of trail. Brush Creek Park, at 327 acres with 2.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The density of trails for North Sewickley Township comes to 0.3 miles per square mile.
| North Sewickley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brush Creek Park | 2.2 mi | 327 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
North Sewickley Township’s typical July afternoon high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
127 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 21 properties have flooded more than once.
On expected storm and flood damage, North Sewickley Township sits below 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 127 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. FEMA puts 88% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
37% of North Sewickley Township adults have obesity. North Sewickley Township: 19% of adults binge drink.
| North Sewickley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | North Sewickley Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 34.5% | 30.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Sewickley Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
29 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
29 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
36 mi Theme parkKennywood
30 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
29 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 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of North Sewickley Township
About 2 of every 100 North Sewickley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
North Sewickley Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,496 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
10 towns share a border with North Sewickley Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Sewickley Township | #165 | A | A− | A | A− | B− |
| Franklin Township | #118 | A | A− | A | A− | B+ |
| Ellwood City | #293 | A− | A | B+ | B | B− |
| Big Beaver | — | — | B+ | — | C | C+ |
| Frisco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaver Falls | #816 | C+ | A | B− | C | D |
| Hazen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koppel | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Big Beaver has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Big Beaver reports no FBI crime data of its own. Frisco, Hazen and Koppel aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Sewickley Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. North Sewickley Township grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #165 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, A for safety and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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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