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A town of 2,031, settled in 1815. 3.5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Port Allegany’s best subject grades are an A+ for safety, an A for walkability, and an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. 32% of residents are under 18 in Port Allegany, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). On safety, just 19 of Pennsylvania’s 634 towns do better. No town in Pennsylvania scores higher than Port Allegany on civic life. Port Allegany has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Port Allegany beats most towns.
Census counts: 731 in 1880, 2,135 in 2020. The archive holds 42 old photos and papers going back to 1923 and 2 maps from 1933 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Port Allegany is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Port Allegany, 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 Port Allegany.
Port Allegany’s property offense rate is 1 per 1,000 residents.
| Port Allegany | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Port Allegany SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Port Allegany JSHS, with 379 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Allegany El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 508 | C |
| Port Allegany JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 379 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Values rose 5.3% in the 12 months to September 2026. The typical rent for Port Allegany comes to $827 a month. For households here, the share who are owner-occupiers is 68%.
| Port Allegany | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $827 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Among residents in Port Allegany, 12% are 65 or older. Since 2020, Port Allegany has lost 4.9% of its people, to 2,031 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The midpoint age here is 33.1 years. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 26% of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Port Allegany | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.1 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Port Allegany | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 23.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
For Port Allegany, the July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Port Allegany, 18% of adults report frequent mental distress. Two figures for adults here: 26% have been diagnosed with depression, 38% have obesity.
| Port Allegany | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Port Allegany | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 60.5% | 64.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The top destinations are Coudersport (7%), Eulalia Township (6%) and Bradford (5%). Port Allegany’s average commute stands at 22 minutes. Jobs here fell by 78 from 2013 to 2023, to 768. The median commute is under 17 miles.
| Port Allegany | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with 63% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Port Allegany is higher. This Pennsylvania town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 1996. FEMA puts 87% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Port Allegany after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2004.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Port Allegany; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Port Allegany residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Port Allegany is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,135 at the 2020 census. The town lies in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, 20 miles (32 km) west of the Allegheny River's headwaters.
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3.5 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Not for the area. That is 2.1 years of the area's median household income ($62,905 across the Bradford, PA 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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Clair Alan Brown and Grace Sartwell Mason.