Is Patterson Township a good place to live?
Patterson Township's standout: 15% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades B+, 431st of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. It reports less crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns. 15% of the land in Patterson Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Bradys Run Park, at 97 acres. Patterson Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns.
What makes Patterson Township stand out
Where Patterson Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Patterson Township for work
Where Patterson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Patterson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Patterson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Patterson Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Patterson 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 Patterson Township.
Patterson Township reports less crime than Brighton Township or any other graded neighbor, is one of Pennsylvania’s best towns for the outdoors and sends most of its workers to Pittsburgh and beyond.
For safety, Patterson Township earns an A+
Its A+ tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Brighton Township (A+) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
At 1.4 per 1,000 residents, Patterson Township’s property crime rate is against 5.7 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. The violent crime rate in Patterson Township is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Patterson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
On state tests, Patterson Township’s schools beat 70% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Blackhawk SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson Primary SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 141 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
14.6% of Patterson Township is conserved land
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #29 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania.
1.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Patterson Township’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Patterson Township Park | 0.9 mi | 61 |
| 2. Bradys Run Park | 0.5 mi | 97 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents commute out of Patterson Township
Patterson Township has 243 jobs for its 1,357 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 308 in 2013 to 243.
Most working residents leave Patterson Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Patterson Township fell to 243 in 2023, 65 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (8%), Chippewa Township (5%) and Cranberry Township (4%).
| Patterson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Patterson Township
Patterson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 25% of residents (21% statewide). 22% of Patterson Township residents are 65 or older. Patterson Township has lost 2.5% of its people since 2020, down to 3,038 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Patterson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Patterson Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.4% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Patterson Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Patterson Township since 1990.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Patterson Township trails 56% of U.S. towns
Patterson Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 38% of adults have obesity in Patterson Township.
| Patterson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Patterson Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7% | 5.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.9% | 30.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Acrisure Stadium and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Patterson Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
27 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
27 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
35 mi Theme parkKennywood
28 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
27 mi LandmarkFort PittPhoto credits
Acrisure 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
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Everything we know about Patterson Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Patterson Township
About 2 of every 100 Patterson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Patterson Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Patterson Township is a township that is located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,132 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
Patterson Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Patterson Township.
New Brighton next door grades lower for schools (C+ to Patterson Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (A to C+).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson Township | #431 | B+ | C+ | A+ | B+ | C+ |
| White Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C+ |
| Brighton Township | #49 | A+ | B− | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Chippewa Township | #567 | B | B− | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Patterson Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fallston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Brighton | #771 | C+ | A | C− | C+ | C+ |
White Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. White Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Patterson Heights and Fallston aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Patterson Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Patterson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Patterson Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Patterson Township grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #431 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health, A+ for safety and B+ for schools.
Is Patterson 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+.