Reade TownshipPA
A town of 1,402.
Is Reade Township a good place to live?
Reade Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 74 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. 48% of the land in Reade Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). State Game Lands Number 108, at 7,691 acres with 18.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Reade Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns. Reade Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,402 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Reade Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Reade Township is from typical.
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Moving to Reade Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Reade 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 Reade Township.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Reade Township
33 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. At 0.9 miles per square mile, Reade Township’s trail density is above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 108 | 18.1 mi | 7,691 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 158 | 9.2 mi | 3,646 |
| 3. Gallitzin State Forest | — | 277 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Reade Township than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
23% of adults smoke cigarettes in Reade Township. Reade Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 30% of adults get no exercise outside work in Reade Township.
| Reade Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Reade Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.8% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 22.8% | 15.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.1% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Reade Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Reade Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Reade Township fell to 81 in 2023, 100 fewer than in 2013. 13% of Reade Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Reade Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Reade Township
Reade Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Reade Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Reade Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Reade Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Beaver Stadium and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Reade Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
28 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
30 mi LakeRaystown Lake
16 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
15 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
33 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan CenterPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Reade Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Reade Township
About 3 of every 100 Reade Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Reade Township has shrunk 13% since 2010
1,619 counted in 2010 and 1,441 in 2020; an estimated 1,402 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Reade Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Reade Township is a township that is located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,619 at the time of the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi