Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Pine Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 140th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Its schools outperform 98% of the state's, the median household earns $185K, and residents are healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $580K, 7.7 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. 76% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pine Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 13 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on hazard risk. The biggest place to walk is North Park, 870 acres with 19.4 miles of trail.
Where Pine Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wexford El Sch | K–3 | 449 |
| Blessed Francis Seelos Academy | PK–8 | 393 |
| Acton Academy Pittsburgh | K–8 | 33 |
| Widest gap | Pine Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 14.5% |
11,497 counted in 2010 and 14,691 in 2020; an estimated 15,475 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.3% since 2020, after 27.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Pine Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,209 in 1850, a low of 658 in 1900, 14,691 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
14 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
14 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
20 mi Theme parkKennywood
14 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
14 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pine 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 Pine Township.
Pine Township has schools in the top 5% of Pennsylvania, has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm.
Pine Township’s density of trails comes in at 1.5 miles per square mile. In 4 parks and preserves, walkers have 25 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in the town: 4, covering 1,039 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Park | 19.4 mi | 870 |
| 2. Pine Township Community Park | 1.4 mi | 96 |
| 3. Irwin Run Conservation Area | 0.8 mi | 72 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
That grade ranks #12 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $580K.
The public schools here belong to Pine-Richland SD. Below: Three of its 8 schools, each with why it was picked. 449 students attend Pine Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine-Richland MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 703 | A− |
| Pine-Richland HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,449 | A+ |
| Wexford El SchTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 449 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 7.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 1,256 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pine Township’s, it is healthier than 56%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Two figures for adults in the town: 21% binge drink, 10% report frequent physical distress. 28% of adults have obesity in Pine Township.
| Pine Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Pine Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.8% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA puts 70% of Pine Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to cold waves. Since 1981, Pine Township has seen 26 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its typical July afternoon high comes in at 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 6,206 in 2013 to 9,183. 28.7% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
Employers in Pine Township added 2,977 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 9,183. For most workers, Pine Township is a place to come home to: only 7% work in town. The share of residents in Pine Township who live below the poverty line: 4.4%. Half commute less than 14 miles.
| Pine Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $185,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
17 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Township
About 3 of every 100 Pine Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Pine Township is a township that is located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,691 at the time of the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Pine Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its A; Richland Township (A) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Township | #140 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Richland Township | #128 | A | C− | — | A+ | A |
| McCandless Township | #20 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A |
| Marshall Township | #92 | A+ | D | — | A+ | A |
Pine Township, Richland Township and Marshall Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pine Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Pine Township grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #140 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A+ for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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