Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Quemahoning Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for history. 13% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Quemahoning Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Its National Register listings include Mount Pleasant Armory and Trostletown Bridge. Quemahoning Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Quemahoning Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Quemahoning Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 maps from 1914 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Quemahoning 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 Quemahoning Township.
Its public schools are run by North Star SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Star East MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 272 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 27 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Quemahoning Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Quemahoning Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 81°F, Quemahoning Township’s July high is below both the Pennsylvania town median (85°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Quemahoning Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 18% of Quemahoning Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Quemahoning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Quemahoning Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.4% | 7.4% |
| More adults with arthritis | 38.3% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Quemahoning Township for work: only 7% work in town. Quemahoning Township’s median household income is $59,000. The top destinations are Somerset Township (11%), Somerset (8%) and Richland Township (7%).
| Quemahoning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
28 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Quemahoning Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Quemahoning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Quemahoning Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
Big draw31 mi MuseumFallingwater
26 mi MountainMount Davis
19 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
39 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year20 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak ZoneFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Quemahoning Township
About 3 of every 100 Quemahoning Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Quemahoning Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Quemahoning Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,838 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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8 towns share a border with Quemahoning Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quemahoning Township | — | — | A | — | B | C+ |
| Stonycreek Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Jenner Township | #659 | B− | B+ | — | B | C |
| Shade Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C |
| Lincoln Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Paint Township | #393 | A− | A− | — | A | B− |
| Conemaugh Township | #102 | A+ | A− | A | A+ | B− |
| Hooversville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Quemahoning Township, Stonycreek Township, Shade Township and Lincoln Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Quemahoning Township, Stonycreek Township, Jenner Township, Shade Township, Lincoln Township and Paint Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hooversville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Quemahoning Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $125,000. That is 2 years of the area's median household income ($61,446 across the Somerset, 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.
