US Route 19 - Pennsylvania, 2004
Perry Township’s story
Perry Township in pictures
Census counts: 1,720 in 2000, 1,393 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
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Perry TownshipPA
A town of 1,331.
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Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,331
2025 Census estimate · −4.6% since 2020
Median home value
$209K
Census ACS
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
50.2
years
Jobs based here
451
Balanced
Is Perry Township a good place to live?
Perry Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and history and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. On civic life, just 160 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 223, at 114 acres. Perry Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Perry Township stand out
Where Perry Township beats most towns.
0historic places
HistoryA
0 historic places
A long history
Listed for their history, architecture or both.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Perry Township6.3
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical PA town3.7
Civic lifeA−
71% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Pennsylvania town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
Small town
1,331 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Wayne TownshipDunkard TownshipWhiteley TownshipPerry Township
How Perry Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Perry Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.5 of 20; 10.7% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $209K, 3.1 years of the county’s $68K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →HealthUPMC Greene 9.7 miles awayC−Open →Jobs & incomeCOpen →SchoolsBehind 64% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduationC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2% conserved landC+Open →HistoryAOpen →Civic life6.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
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 Perry Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Perry Township, and how to reach them.
PowerWest Penn PowerEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterMt Morris Water & Sewage AuthNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Perry 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 hereGreene County Board of ElectionsGreene County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes15349, 15362, 1537015349 90% · 15362 7% · 15370 3%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 Perry Township.
HealthC−
Health in Perry Township trails 82% of U.S. towns
Nearly a fifth of Perry Township adults report frequent mental distress. In Perry Township, 17% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 24% say their health is fair or poor.
18%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Perry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 25% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better15 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Perry Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 22.5% | 15.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.9% | 5.8% |
UPMC Greene
9.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Perry Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
90% of Perry Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 76% of U.S. communities.
76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Perry Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 30 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 83°.
30″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–41°
Spring39–63°
Summer60–82°
Fall43–65°
Oct 15
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Perry Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.8 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Morgantown (11%), Franklin Township (10%) and Pittsburgh (6%). The mean commuting time in Perry Township is 35 minutes. Since 2013, Perry Township has lost 808 jobs, to 451 in 2023. Also worth knowing: its income of the median household is $70,000, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
6%work in town
| Perry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Perry Township6%
Morgantown11%
Franklin Township10%
Pittsburgh6%
Waynesburg3%
19 mi
median commute distance
451
jobs based in Perry Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
OutdoorsC+
1.5% of the land in Perry Township is protected from building
Trails run 4.0 miles in 1 park or preserve. Perry Township’s concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile, below both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
1.5%conserved
| Perry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1.5%
conserved · 286 of 19,250 acres
4.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 223 | — | 114 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 77 attractions →Fallingwater and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perry Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi MuseumFallingwater
12 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
26 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
35 mi Ancient siteGrave Creek Mound
10 mi National Historic SiteFriendship Hill National Historic Site18K visitors a year
38 mi Stadium & arenaWesBanco ArenaSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Grave Creek Mound: Shonebrooks, CC0 · Friendship Hill National Historic Site: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · WesBanco Arena: Jgera5 at English Wikipedia, CC0
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Everything we know about Perry Township
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The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Perry Township
Waynesburg UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Waynesburg9.9 mi$30,480 tuitionWest Virginia UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Morgantown, WV12.7 mi$10,104 in-state tuitionWest Virginia Junior College-MorgantownUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Morgantown, WV12.8 mi$14,798 tuition
About 1 of every 100 Perry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Perry Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Perry Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,393 at the 2020 census, down from 1,521 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 30 sq mi
Questions about Perry Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Perry 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 A.