Porter TownshipPA
A town of 1,253.
Is Porter Township a good place to live?
Porter Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. Only 9 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. On incomes, just 82 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Porter Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,253 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Porter Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Porter Township is from typical.
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Moving to Porter Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Porter 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Porter Township.
Health in Porter Township trails 77% of U.S. towns
Porter Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Porter Township, against 17% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 16% of Porter Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Porter Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Porter Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Porter Township beat 53% of Pennsylvania districts
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bethlehem Mennonite School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–9 | Grades 1–9 | 45 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Porter Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Porter Township for work: only 1% work in town. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Porter Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The average trip to work in Porter Township is 31 minutes.
| Porter Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Porter Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Porter Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Porter Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Porter Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 88 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Porter Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Less of Porter Township is conserved land than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
0.4% of the land in Porter Township is conserved. 8.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Porter Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Porter Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Porter Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Porter Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Porter Township for work
Where Porter Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Porter Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Porter 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+.