Rayburn TownshipPA
A town of 1,716.
Is Rayburn Township a good place to live?
The best of Rayburn Township’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Only 18 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on cost of living. 13% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Rayburn Township, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Community Park, at 114 acres. Rayburn Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
95% of working residents leave Rayburn Township for work
Where Rayburn Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Rayburn Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Rayburn Township is from typical.
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Moving to Rayburn Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rayburn 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 Rayburn Township.
Rayburn Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Rayburn Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Rayburn Township has added 315 jobs, to 480 in 2023. 12% of Rayburn Township residents live below the poverty line, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| Rayburn Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 11% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Rayburn Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rayburn Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rayburn Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Rayburn Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Rayburn Township are less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
Rayburn Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of Rayburn Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Rayburn 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) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Rayburn Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.9% | 30.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Rayburn Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Community Park | — | 114 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Rayburn Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rayburn Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Rayburn Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Rayburn Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Rayburn Township is a township that is located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,766 at the time of the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 1,907 that was tabulated in 2010.
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- Area
- 12 sq mi
Rayburn Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Rayburn Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayburn Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Boggs Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kittanning | #624 | B | A | B | B− | D |
| East Franklin Township | #535 | B | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Valley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manor Township | #311 | A− | A | A | B− | C+ |
Rayburn Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Rayburn Township and East Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Boggs Township and Valley Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rayburn Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Rayburn Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rayburn 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+.