Rural ValleyPA
A town of 798, settled in 1836.
Is Rural Valley a good place to live?
Rural Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
798 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Rural Valley: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rural Valley, 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 Rural Valley.
A home in Rural Valley is worth about $145K, on Zillow’s estimate
Home values are down 4.8% over the year to September 2026. 69% of Rural Valley households live in a home they own, against 78% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Rural Valley’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: Armstrong SD. Rural Valley’s only public school teaches 310 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannock Valley El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 310 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Rural Valley has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The median commute is under 21 miles. Rural Valley’s typical journey to work stands at 30 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most people who work leave Rural Valley to do it: just 2% work in town. It had 160 jobs in 2023, down 120 from 2013.
| Rural Valley | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rural Valley: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The midsummer high for Rural Valley comes to 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rural Valley has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
One declared disaster, in 2004, has brought federal aid to Rural Valley households. On expected storm and flood damage, Rural Valley sits above 62% of U.S. communities. Also worth knowing: of the losses FEMA expects locally, 90% come from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crime reported in Rural Valley
No violent or property crimes were reported in Rural Valley in 2024. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Rural Valley is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Rural Valley is
18% of Rural Valley adults smoke cigarettes. In Rural Valley, 15% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 38% have obesity.
| Rural Valley | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Rural Valley | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7.4% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.9% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 3.5% of Rural Valley
Trails total 0.5 miles in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Rural Valley is 0.2 miles per square mile. The town has one park or preserve, 13 acres in all.
| Rural Valley | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shannock Valley Park | 0.5 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Rural Valley
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rural Valley
About 6 of every 100 Rural Valley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
98% of working residents leave Rural Valley for work
Where Rural Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rural Valley
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Rural Valley is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 826 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1836
- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,120 ft
- ZIP code
- 16249
Questions about Rural Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rural Valley, PA a good place to live?
Rural Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Rural Valley, PA known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Jeremiah Z. Brown and Ron Shoop.