North Woodbury TownshipPA
With 2,416 residents, it is a town in Pennsylvania.
Is North Woodbury Township a good place to live?
The best of North Woodbury Township’s subject grades are a B+ for walkability and schools. 33% of residents are 65 or older in North Woodbury Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (18%). Among 530 Pennsylvania towns, just 9 have a lower rate of thefts and burglaries than North Woodbury Township. 15% of the land in North Woodbury Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). State Game Lands Number 73, at 1,171 acres with 5.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. North Woodbury Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes North Woodbury Township stand out
Where North Woodbury Township beats most towns.
How North Woodbury Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far North Woodbury Township is from typical.
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Moving to North Woodbury Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Woodbury 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Woodbury Township.
North Woodbury Township has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 92% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in North Woodbury Township is lower. FEMA puts 74% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Woodbury Township’s public schools outperform 67% of Pennsylvania districts
Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Central HS, with 504 students. Spring Cove SD runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 504 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Four seasons and pleasant summers in North Woodbury Township
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 20°, with about 23 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 14.6% of North Woodbury Township
5.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. North Woodbury Township’s concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 73 | 5.1 mi | 1,171 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A job hub: North Woodbury Township has 1.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,024 commuters
The typical journey to work for North Woodbury Township comes to 21 minutes. Most people who work leave North Woodbury Township to do it: just 13% work in town. Jobs in North Woodbury Township grew by 380 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,141. The top destinations are Martinsburg (10%), Altoona (8%) and Roaring Spring (5%).
| North Woodbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.5% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crime reported in North Woodbury Township
North Woodbury Township's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
North Woodbury Township is less healthy than three in five U.S. towns
In North Woodbury Township, 38% of adults have high blood pressure, and 22% say their health is fair or poor. On the CDC’s 26 measures, North Woodbury Township is ahead of Pennsylvania on 1 and behind on 10. 14% of North Woodbury Township adults have diabetes.
| North Woodbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | North Woodbury Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.7% | 79.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.6% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Flight 93 National Memorial and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Woodbury Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
25 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
12 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
14 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
13 mi Ski areaBlue Knob24 runs · 1,007 ft vertical
16 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial MuseumPhoto credits
Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0 · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0
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Everything we know about North Woodbury Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of North Woodbury Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 North Woodbury Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About North Woodbury Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
North Woodbury Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,434 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 21 sq mi
North Woodbury Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with North Woodbury Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Woodbury Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | C+ |
| Liberty Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
| Hopewell Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodbury Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Huston Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Taylor Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B− |
North Woodbury Township, Liberty Township, Woodbury Township, Huston Township and Taylor Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. North Woodbury Township, Liberty Township, Woodbury Township, Huston Township and Taylor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hopewell Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Woodbury Township with a neighbor →
Questions about North Woodbury Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Woodbury Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.