Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,065.
Nottingham Township grades C overall, 858th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $124K and it has 20 miles of trail. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $370K for a typical one and 4.9 times the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. Nottingham Township’s median age is 59.5 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 85 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. Mingo Creek County Park, at 2,348 acres with 17.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Nottingham 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 Nottingham Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,522 in 2000, 2,933 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1880 and 5 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 Nottingham Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
16 mi Theme parkKennywood
16 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
16 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
16 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nottingham 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 Nottingham Township.
Nottingham Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
The trail density in Nottingham Township is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mingo Creek County Park | 17.7 mi | 2,348 |
| 2. Nottingham Township Community Park | — | 33 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here fell from 835 in 2013 to 524.
2% of residents live below the poverty line in Nottingham Township. Jobs based in Nottingham Township fell to 524 in 2023, 311 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (16%), Peters Township (4%) and North Strabane Township (4%).
| Nottingham Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $124,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 5,225 U.S. towns with household incomes like Nottingham Township’s, it is less healthy than 66%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
82% of Nottingham Township adults had a checkup this year. Nottingham Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 5.5% of Nottingham Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Nottingham Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Nottingham Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.3% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Nottingham Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nottingham Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Nottingham Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No town among the 1,035 in Pennsylvania we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Nottingham Township.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Nottingham Township
About 4 of every 100 Nottingham Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Nottingham Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Nottingham Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,933 in the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with Nottingham Township.
All 6 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Fallowfield Township (C+) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Township | #858 | C | C | — | C | B+ |
| Peters Township | #77 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A |
| North Strabane Township | #78 | A+ | C− | A | A | A− |
| Somerset Township | #254 | A | A | — | B+ | B |
| Union Township | #753 | C+ | B | — | C | B |
| Fallowfield Township | #832 | C+ | A | — | C | C− |
| Carroll Township | #367 | A− | A | A+ | C | B− |
| Eighty Four | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nottingham Township, Somerset Township, Union Township and Fallowfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Eighty Four isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Nottingham Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Nottingham Township grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #858 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $370,000, 29% above the Pennsylvania typical home. 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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