Clarion River from I-80.gk, 2007
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Paint TownshipPA
A town of 1,622.
7 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,622
2025 Census estimate · −1.5% since 2020
Median home value
$169K
Census ACS
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
41.8
years
Jobs based here
1,854
A job hub
Is Paint Township a good place to live?
The best of Paint Township’s subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and cost of living. Only 56 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on hazard risk. Paint Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On history, just 30 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 72, 1,054 acres with 3.6 miles of trail. Paint Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
StrongestA+Hazard risk
What makes Paint Township stand out
Where Paint Township beats most towns.
A job hub
Every workday, about 1,783 people come to Paint Township for work
Where Paint Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,854jobs based in Paint Township
12%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Paint Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Paint Township is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 3% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $169K, 2.7 years of the county’s $63K median household incomeB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.8 of 20; 7.4% of households have no car; 4.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB+Open →Jobs & incomeC+Open →SchoolsC+Open →HealthIndependence Health System Clarion Hospital 3.6 miles awayC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors9% conserved landB+Open →HistoryC−Open →Civic life2.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Paint Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Paint Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCentral Electric Coop16.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPawc Corner water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers70% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Paint Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereClarion County Board of ElectionsClarion County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2025
ZIP codes16254, 1623516254 99% · 16235 1%Census 2020
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 Paint Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
With 3.0 jobs for every working resident, Paint Township draws in 1,783 commuters
Most working residents leave Paint Township for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Paint Township grew to 1,854 in 2023, 318 more than in 2013. At $62,000, Paint Township’s median household income is below both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
12%work in town
| Paint Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Paint Township12%
Clarion7%
Cranberry Township6%
Monroe Township5%
Beaver Township5%
17 mi
median commute distance
1,854
jobs based in Paint Township
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
40%of PA districts it outscoresC+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion County Career CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 4 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+
Very low risk in Paint Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities.
3risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingLightningCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Paint Township
Paint Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Paint Township’s July high is 82°F.
51″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–36°
Spring35–59°
Summer56–80°
Fall40–61°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsB+
Conserved land covers 9.2% of Paint Township
16 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Paint Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.
9.2%conserved
| Paint Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
9.2%
conserved · 1,206 of 13,166 acres
16 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 72 | 3.6 mi | 1,054 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 63 | 0.1 mi | 47 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthC+
Residents of Paint Township are less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
Paint Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 18% of Paint Township adults smoke cigarettes.
42%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Paint Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better19 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Paint Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.8% |
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
3.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
An age mix much like Pennsylvania’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Paint Township.
41.8median age · PA 40.9
| Paint Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Paint TownshipPennsylvaniaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
13%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma7%
High school37%
Some college10%
Associate’s11%
Bachelor’s20%
Graduate15%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Paint Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Paint Township
18pages on Paint Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Paint Township; the nearest are
University of Pittsburgh-TitusvilleCommunity college · Public · Titusville29.9 mi$11,918 in-state tuitionPennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisUniversity or college · Public · DuBois35 mi$14,408 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Paint Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Paint Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Paint Township is a township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,645 at the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 1,699 tabulated in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 21 sq mi
Paint Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Paint Township.
Highland TownshipMonroe TownshipClarion TownshipElk TownshipKnox TownshipPiney TownshipBeaver TownshipPaint Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Highland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monroe Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | C |
| Clarion Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elk Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C+ |
| Knox Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Piney Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaver Township | — | — | A | — | B | C+ |
Paint Township, Monroe Township, Elk Township and Beaver Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Paint Township, Monroe Township, Elk Township and Beaver Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Highland Township, Clarion Township, Knox Township and Piney Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Paint Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Paint Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Paint Township, PA expensive?
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 B+.