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Home to 2,473 people, the town was settled in 1850. A typical home costs 2 years of the county’s $59K median household income.
Reynoldsville’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for walkability; its weakest is a D for health. Only 38 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on health. The median household income is $53K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. On cost of living, just 54 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. Herpel Brothers Foundry and Machine Shop is on the National Register of Historic Places. Reynoldsville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Reynoldsville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Reynoldsville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.9% | 7.7% |
Where Reynoldsville’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 Reynoldsville is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1909.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Reynoldsville, 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 Reynoldsville.
The share of households in Reynoldsville who own their home is 60%, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 73%. The typical home value in the town is about $115,000, about the same as a year ago, 60% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Reynoldsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $633 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to DuBois Area SD. Reynoldsville’s only public school teaches 276 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| C G Johnson El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 276 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
For adults 18 to 64 in Reynoldsville, the share who have no health insurance is 9.6%. The share of adults in Reynoldsville who get no exercise outside work is 33%, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (25%). Two figures for adults here: 19% report frequent physical distress, 21% report frequent mental distress.
| Reynoldsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Reynoldsville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.9% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.6% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 25.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The top destinations are DuBois (14%), Sandy Township (10%) and Brookville (5%). Commuting out is the norm in Reynoldsville: just over a tenth of working residents work locally. Employers in Reynoldsville added 99 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 684.
| Reynoldsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $53,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Reynoldsville, the midsummer high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Flood insurance has paid out on 60 claims in Reynoldsville since 1980. Compared with just over three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2004. 78% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by lightning at 6%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reynoldsville’s rate of thefts and burglaries is 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 6 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
| Reynoldsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of Reynoldsville
About 1 of every 100 Reynoldsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 notable people were born in Reynoldsville.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.
3 notable people were born here, including James DeHart and William Orlando Smith.
