Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
North Strabane Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, 78th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Its public schools beat 91% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation, the median household earns $103K, and it reports less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $356K, 4.7 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. 51% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in North Strabane Township, against 29% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. North Strabane Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Samuel Brownlee House and James Thome Farm.
Where North Strabane Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wylandville El Sch | K–4 | 318 |
| Borland Manor El Sch | K–4 | 273 |
| Canon-McMillan MS | 7–8 | 836 |
13,408 counted in 2010 and 15,700 in 2020; an estimated 17,433 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10% since 2020, after 17.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far North Strabane Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 10,057 in 2000, 15,691 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1901 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Strabane Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
17 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
19 mi Theme parkKennywood
17 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
17 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
17 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Strabane 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 Strabane Township.
North Strabane Township trades workers with Pittsburgh and other neighbors and sees little violent crime.
Its public schools are run by Canon-McMillan SD. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Canon-McMillan SHS, with 1,660 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canon-McMillan MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 836 | B+ |
| Canon-McMillan SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,660 | A+ |
| Wylandville El SchTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 318 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Violent crime is rare: 13 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in North Strabane Township is 2.2 per 1,000 residents.
| North Strabane Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Strabane Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Strabane Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in North Strabane Township.
| North Strabane Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | North Strabane Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.5% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
North Strabane Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. 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
North Strabane Township has about as many jobs (8,291) as working residents, but only 624 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave North Strabane Township for work: only 8% work in town. North Strabane Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, North Strabane Township has added 1,114 jobs, to 8,291 in 2023.
| North Strabane Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 19% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is North Strabane Park, 53 acres with 1.1 miles of trail.
| North Strabane Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Strabane Park | 1.1 mi | 53 |
| 2. Peters Lake Park | 0.5 mi | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of North Strabane Township
About 4 of every 100 North Strabane Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in North Strabane Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
North Strabane Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a suburb within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 15,691 at the 2020 census. The township is named after the town of Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The township borders the borough of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania to the north. North Strabane is a part of Canon-McMillan School District.
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10 towns share a border with North Strabane Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Strabane Township | #78 | A+ | C− | A | A | A− |
| Chartiers Township | #127 | A | B | A | A− | B |
| Peters Township | #77 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A |
| Nottingham Township | #858 | C | C | — | C | B+ |
| South Strabane Township | #811 | C+ | C | D | A− | C+ |
| Cecil Township | #117 | A | C− | A+ | A | A− |
| Canonsburg | #23 | A+ | B | A | A | B+ |
| Strabane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nottingham Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Strabane isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Strabane Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. North Strabane Township grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #78 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, A for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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