Sewickley TownshipPA
The town, home to 5,535 people, lies in Pennsylvania.
Is Sewickley Township a good place to live?
Nothing here grades far from typical. Overall, Sewickley Township earns a B+, which places it 436th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. On that grade it does better than 71% of U.S. towns. Its best grade is for cost of living: a typical home costs about $192K, 2.5 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It is strong on incomes as well — the median household earns $75K. The biggest park or preserve is Lowber Passive Mine Water Treatment Plant, at 20 acres. The town’s age of the median resident is 48.2 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 14% of residents live below the poverty line here, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
How Sewickley Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Sewickley Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
96% of working residents leave Sewickley Township for work
Where Sewickley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sewickley Township.
Most of Sewickley Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Pittsburgh (10%), Hempfield Township (9%) and North Huntingdon Township (8%). For most workers, Sewickley Township is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Half commute less than 12 miles.
| Sewickley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Sewickley Township beat 56% of Pennsylvania districts
Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The largest public high school is Yough SHS, with 592 students. Yough SD runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| H W Good El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 270 | B |
| Yough SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 592 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
In Sewickley Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 21 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Sewickley Township is healthier than 60% of U.S. towns
Sewickley Township: 17% of adults smoke cigarettes. Nearly two in five adults in Sewickley Township sleep under 7 hours; 16% report frequent mental distress.
| Sewickley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sewickley Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.4% | 30.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Sewickley Township, with inland flooding at the top
74 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 14 properties have flooded more than once.
Compared with 60% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Sewickley Township is lower. The town has had 74 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. FEMA puts 89% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.2% of the land in Sewickley Township is protected from building
In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 1.8 miles of trail. Sewickley Township’s density of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 3, covering 26 acres.
| Sewickley Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lowber Passive Mine Water Treatment Plant | — | 20 |
| 2. Earl Peters Sutersville Recreational Complex | — | 5 |
| 3. Veychek Nursery | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sewickley Township
Fallingwater and 58 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sewickley Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
12 mi Theme parkKennywood
20 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
20 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
19 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Sewickley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sewickley 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.
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Sewickley Township
About 3 of every 100 Sewickley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Sewickley Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Sewickley Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,647 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 27 sq mi
Sewickley Township’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Sewickley Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewickley Township | #436 | B+ | B+ | — | B | B |
| South Huntingdon Township | #492 | B+ | A | — | B | B |
| Hempfield Township | #104 | A+ | B+ | — | A | B+ |
| Elizabeth Township | #186 | A | B | A− | A | B |
| North Huntingdon Township | #13 | A+ | B+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Yukon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sutersville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Madison | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sewickley Township, South Huntingdon Township and Hempfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Yukon, Sutersville and Madison aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sewickley Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sewickley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sewickley Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Sewickley Township grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #436 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B for schools.
Is Sewickley 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+.
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