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Home to 2,697 people, this town lies in Pennsylvania.
At about $180K, a typical home costs 3 years of the Meadville area’s $60K median household income. Sadsbury Township’s overall grade of B puts it better than three fifths of U.S. towns, 575th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Where it does best is hazard risk (A−). The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools, B− for health, B− for incomes and B− for walkability. 18% of the land in the town is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 214, at 1,596 acres. The town’s median age is 50.5 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · USGS PAD-US · OpenStreetMap.
Where Sadsbury Township beats most towns.
Where Sadsbury 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 Sadsbury Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,941 in 2000, 2,755 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 4 maps from 1906 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Sadsbury 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 Sadsbury Township.
On expected storm and flood damage, Sadsbury Township sits below 93% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Sadsbury Township break down as 75% from inland flooding and 7% from strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. Enrollment at Sadsbury Township’s public school: 408 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conneaut Area MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 408 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The median commute is under 12 miles. Since 2013, Sadsbury Township has lost 109 jobs, to 544 in 2023. Commuting out is the norm here: 6% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Meadville (16%), Vernon Township (10%) and Erie (4%).
| Sadsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.1 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 214 | — | 1,596 |
| 2. Pymatuning Waterfowl Area | — | 794 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 213 | — | 706 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Sadsbury Township’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
31.6% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 2.5% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (20% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (38% statewide). 17% of residents are under 18 in Sadsbury Township. Four-year graduates: just over a quarter of adults 25 and older here, 35% across Pennsylvania. This Pennsylvania town has lost 2% of its people since 2020, down to 2,697 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Sadsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 70% are men (PA 51%).
| Sadsbury Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.9% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
In Sadsbury Township, 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours. This Pennsylvania town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 7.
| Sadsbury Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Sadsbury Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.9% | 79.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sadsbury Township
About 2 of every 100 Sadsbury Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Sadsbury Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,755 at the 2020 census, down from 2,933 at the 2010 census.
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6 towns share a border with Sadsbury Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadsbury Township | #575 | B | B | — | B | B− |
| West Fallowfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Summit Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| East Fallowfield Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C |
| Pine Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vernon Township | #746 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Greenwood Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
Summit Township, East Fallowfield Township and Greenwood Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sadsbury Township, Summit Township, East Fallowfield Township, Vernon Township and Greenwood Township report no FBI crime data of their own. West Fallowfield Township and Pine Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sadsbury Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Sadsbury Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #575 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.