Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
23% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Rayne Township grades C overall, 906th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 79% of the state's. On the other side, the median household income is $61K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. On civic life, just 156 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Rayne Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Rayne Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Kintersburg Covered Bridge and Harmon's Covered Bridge.
Where Rayne Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Rayne El Sch | PK–2 | 266 |
Harmon's Covered BridgeWhere Rayne Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Rayne Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,184 in 1850, 2,809 in 2020. The archive holds 4 maps from 1902 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rayne 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 Rayne Township.
Its public schools are run by Marion Center Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayne El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 266 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Rayne Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Rayne Township has lost 83 jobs, to 436 in 2023. The average trip to work in Rayne Township is 29 minutes.
| Rayne Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rayne Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Rayne Township.
| Rayne Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Rayne Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rayne Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Rayne Township’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Rayne Township since 2004.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Blue Spruce Park, at 630 acres.
| Rayne Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blue Spruce Park | 0.5 mi | 630 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rayne Township
About 6 of every 100 Rayne Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
2 places in Rayne Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Rayne Township is a township that is located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,809 at the time of the 2020 census, This township surrounds but does not include the borough of Ernest.
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6 towns share a border with Rayne Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayne Township | #906 | C | B− | — | A− | C |
| Cherryhill Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| White Township | #638 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| East Mahoning Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dixonville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Green Township | #920 | C− | A− | — | C | C |
Cherryhill Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rayne Township, Cherryhill Township, White Township, Washington Township and Green Township report no FBI crime data of their own. East Mahoning Township and Dixonville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rayne Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Rayne Township grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #906 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and A− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
