Saltlick TownshipPA
A town of 2,908. 69% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Is Saltlick Township a good place to live?
Saltlick Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $162K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 937th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its schools rank behind 77% of the state's. 11% of residents are under 18 in Saltlick Township, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). On walkability, just 96 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Saltlick Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 90% of U.S. towns.
What makes Saltlick Township stand out
Where Saltlick Township beats most towns.
Saltlick Township has shrunk 16% since 2010
3,461 counted in 2010 and 3,037 in 2020; an estimated 2,908 in 2025.
The decline has continued: down 4.2% since 2020, after 12.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Saltlick Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Saltlick Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Saltlick Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Saltlick 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 Saltlick Township.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–11 | Grades PK–11 | 145 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Saltlick Township
Saltlick Township has 231 jobs for its 1,121 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Saltlick Township for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Seven Springs (6%), Springfield Township (6%) and Donegal Township (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
| Saltlick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Saltlick Township is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
Saltlick Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 16% of Saltlick Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Saltlick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Saltlick Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 3.5% of Saltlick Township
12 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Laurel Ridge State Park, 461 acres with 1.9 miles of trail.
| Saltlick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Laurel Ridge State Park | 1.9 mi | 461 |
| 2. Forbes State Forest | 0.1 mi | 42 |
| 3. Roaring Run Natural Area | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Saltlick Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Saltlick Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Saltlick Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Saltlick Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Saltlick Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fallingwater and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Saltlick Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw25 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
34 mi Theme parkKennywood
22 mi MountainMount Davis
17 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year16 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak ZonePhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0
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Everything we know about Saltlick Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Saltlick Township; the nearest are
About 10 of every 100 Saltlick Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
96% of working residents leave Saltlick Township for work
Where Saltlick Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Saltlick Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Saltlick Township is a township that is located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,042 according to the 2020 census, a decline of twelve percent from the 2010 census, and eighteen percent from the 2000 census. It is served by the Connellsville Area School District. Indian Head, Millertown, Champion, Maple Grove, White, Clinton, and Melcroft are unincorporated communities in the township.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
Saltlick Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Saltlick Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltlick Township | #937 | C− | A | — | C− | C |
| Springfield Township | #984 | D | A | — | C− | C |
| Donegal Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Bullskin Township | #837 | C | A | — | C− | C+ |
| Middlecreek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seven Springs | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Donegal Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Saltlick Township, Springfield Township, Donegal Township and Bullskin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Middlecreek Township and Seven Springs aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Saltlick Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Saltlick Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Saltlick Township, PA a good place to live?
Saltlick Township grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #937 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and C− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Saltlick 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 A.