Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,041.
The best of Plumcreek Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 170 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Plumcreek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
2,375 counted in 2010 and 2,112 in 2020; an estimated 2,041 in 2025.
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 Plumcreek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 3 maps from 1902 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Plumcreek 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 Plumcreek Township.
Plumcreek Township’s typical journey to work stands at 30 minutes. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in the town fell to 321 in 2023, 159 fewer than in 2013. Also worth knowing: 4.2% of Plumcreek Township residents live below the poverty line, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| Plumcreek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 42 inches of snow, with January nights at 19° and July afternoons at 83°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
26% of Plumcreek Township adults get no exercise outside work, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 25%. Plumcreek Township: 18% of adults smoke cigarettes. In Plumcreek Township, 38% of adults have obesity, and 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Plumcreek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Plumcreek Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7.4% |
| More adults with arthritis | 37% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Plumcreek Township has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 1996. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 57% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 88% come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
23 miles of trail. In Plumcreek Township, the trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Plumcreek Township
About 7 of every 100 Plumcreek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Where Plumcreek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Plumcreek Township is a township that is located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,106 at the time of the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 2,375 that was tabulated in 2010.
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7 towns share a border with Plumcreek Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumcreek Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C+ |
| South Bend Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kittanning Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Atwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cowanshannock Township | #691 | B− | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Burrell Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Armstrong Township | #544 | B | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
Plumcreek Township, Kittanning Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Plumcreek Township, Kittanning Township, Washington Township, Cowanshannock Township and Armstrong Township report no FBI crime data of their own. South Bend Township, Atwood and Burrell Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Plumcreek 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.