Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Yes, by almost any measure. Shaler Township earns an A+, 55th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. It reports less crime per resident than 86% of U.S. towns, it is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns, and its public schools beat 81% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest mark, a C+, is in cost of living. Shaler Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Bridge in Shaler Township and Isaac Lightner House. 42% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Shaler Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. The biggest park or preserve is Fall Run Park, at 107 acres.
Where Shaler Township beats most towns.
Where Shaler 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 Shaler Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 11,185 in 1940, 28,132 in 2020. The archive holds 6 maps from 1908 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shaler Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
6 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
6 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
6 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
11 mi Theme parkKennywood
6 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shaler 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 Shaler Township.
Shaler Township has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
At 6.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 71% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in Shaler Township is 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Shaler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.2 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Shaler Area SD. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaler Area El SchLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 870 | C+ |
| Shaler Area HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,160 | C |
| Burchfield Primary SchTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 339 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
20% of adults binge drink in Shaler Township. Shaler Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 9 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Shaler Township.
| Shaler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Shaler Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.3% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
228 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 18 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 228 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Shaler Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Shaler Township has 4,046 jobs for its 13,988 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Shaler Township for work: only 5% work in town. 18% of Shaler Township workers work from home. Jobs based in Shaler Township fell to 4,046 in 2023, 375 fewer than in 2013.
| Shaler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.9 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves.
| Shaler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fall Run Park | 0.8 mi | 107 |
| 2. Fawcett Fields | 0.2 mi | 10 |
| 3. Kiwanis Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Shaler Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (20% statewide). Shaler Township’s median age is 46 years. Shaler Township has lost 4.6% of its people since 2020, down to 26,833 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Shaler Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 46 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 50.4, men 43.5.
| Shaler Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.6% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
17 within 15 miles of the center of Shaler Township
About 4 of every 100 Shaler Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 places in Shaler Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Shaler Township is a township in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It consists of much of the community of Glenshaw and several neighboring communities. The population was 28,132 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
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10 towns share a border with Shaler Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaler Township | #55 | A+ | C+ | A | A− | A− |
| Etna | #313 | A− | A− | A− | A− | C |
| Millvale | #132 | A | B+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Hampton Township | #24 | A+ | C− | A | A+ | A |
| Ross Township | #285 | A− | C | C | A | A |
| Allison Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glenshaw | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pittsburgh | #928 | C− | B− | D | C | B+ |
Allison Park and Glenshaw aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Shaler Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Shaler Township grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #55 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health, A for safety and A− 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 C+.
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