Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,244.
The best of Perry Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A+ for history; the weakest is a C for walkability. 30% of residents are 65 or older in Perry Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 61 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on history. State Game Lands Number 296, at 616 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Perry Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Perry Township beats most towns.
Where Perry 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 Perry Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1989 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Perry 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 Perry Township.
Most working residents leave Perry Township for work: only 4% work in town. Perry Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Perry Township has added 42 jobs, to 276 in 2023.
| Perry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Perry Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Perry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 296 | 1.7 mi | 616 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Perry Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 82% of Perry Township adults had a checkup this year.
| Perry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Perry Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.8% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perry Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
20 mi Theme parkKennywood
27 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
27 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
26 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
3 within 15 miles of the center of Perry Township
About 2 of every 100 Perry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
5 places in Perry Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Perry Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,339 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 2,552 tabulated in 2010. The Frazier School District serves the township. Star Junction, Wickhaven, Whitsett, Banning and Layton are unincorporated communities within the township. The borough of Perryopolis, a separate municipality, lies enclaved at the center of the township.
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6 towns share a border with Perry Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Franklin Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C |
| South Huntingdon Township | #492 | B+ | A | — | B | B |
| Lower Tyrone Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Washington Township | #676 | B− | A− | A | B− | C+ |
| Rostraver Township | #788 | C+ | B | C | B− | B− |
Perry Township, Franklin Township, Lower Tyrone Township and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Perry Township, Franklin Township, South Huntingdon Township, Lower Tyrone Township and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Perry Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 A−.
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