Rome PA Presby PHS534, 1923
Rome Township’s story
230 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1923.
- 1796Rome Township is settled
Rome TownshipPA
Population
1,027
2025 Census estimate · +1% since 2020
Median home value
$205K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
53.7
years
Jobs based here
82
A commuter town
Is Rome Township a good place to live?
The best of Rome Township’s subject grades are a B+ for civic life and cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On hazard risk, just 74 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 8 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Rome Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rome Township stand out
Where Rome Township beats most towns.
A shrinking town
Rome Township has shrunk 14% since 2010
1,191 counted in 2010 and 1,010 in 2020; an estimated 1,027 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Rome Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Rome Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.1 of 20; 1.4% of households have no car; 0.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $205K, 3.2 years of the Sayre area’s $64K median household incomeB+Open →HealthRobert Packer Hospital 11.3 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income82 jobs based hereBOpen →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trailsD−Open →HistoryClose to the middle of the towns comparedB−Open →Civic life4.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Rome Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rome Township, and how to reach them.
PowerClaverack Rural Elec Coop18.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAmerican Modern Homes water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Rome Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBradford County Board of ElectionsBradford County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2025
ZIP codes18837, 18850, 18854, 1884818837 52% · 18850 28% · 18854 15% · 18848 5%Census 2020
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 Rome Township.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
The FEMA risk score in Rome Township is higher than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Paid flood insurance claims in Rome Township since 1993: 48. FEMA puts 89% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
48
paid flood claims since 1993
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB−
On state tests, Rome Township’s schools trail 53% of Pennsylvania districts
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
47%of PA districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Valley Christian Mennonite School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 22 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Most of Rome Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
Among residents in Rome Township, 4.4% live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave Rome Township to do it: just 2% work in town. The top destinations are Sayre (14%), North Towanda Township (6%) and Wysox Township (5%). The median household income for Rome Township comes to $91,000.
2%work in town
| Rome Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Rome Township2%
Sayre14%
North Towanda Township6%
Wysox Township5%
Athens5%
15 mi
median commute distance
82
jobs based in Rome Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Residents of Rome Township are less healthy than two in three U.S. towns
Rome Township: 27% of adults get no exercise outside work, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 25%. 15% of adults report frequent physical distress here.
34%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Rome Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better17 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Rome Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 15.8% |
Robert Packer Hospital
11.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Rome Township
In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
38″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring35–57°
Summer57–80°
Fall40–60°
Oct 15
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsD−
0% of Rome Township is conserved land
In Rome Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. 2.7 miles of trail.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 19,130 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rome Township
18pages on Rome Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rome Township; the nearest are
Binghamton UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Vestal, NY25.2 mi$10,567 in-state tuitionSUNY Broome Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Binghamton, NY29.6 mi$8,624 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Rome Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Small town
1,027 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Orwell TownshipSheshequin TownshipWysox TownshipWindham TownshipLitchfield TownshipRome Township
About Rome Township
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Rome is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 385 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1796
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 837 ft
- ZIP code
- 18837
Questions about Rome Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rome 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 B+.