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A town of 6,960, settled in 1888.
Shenango Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $169K for a typical one, or 2.2 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades A overall, 167th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 91% of U.S. towns. Shenango Township’s median age is 52.5 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. New Castle Armory is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Shenango Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Shenango El Sch | K–6 | 485 |
| Faith Country Chapel Preschool & Kindergarten | PK–K | 80 |
| Shenango HS | 7–12 | 449 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Shenango Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 7,798 in 1970, 7,133 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shenango 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 Shenango Township.
Shenango Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and sees little violent crime.
Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
Shenango Township’s property crime rate is 2.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Shenango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its A− for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $169K.
Its public schools are run by Shenango Area SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Shenango HS, with 449 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenango El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 485 | B |
| Shenango HSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 449 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
45% of Shenango Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Shenango Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 21% of Shenango Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Shenango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Shenango Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 21.4% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Shenango Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Shenango Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Shenango Township for work: only 11% work in town. 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Shenango Township. Since 2013, Shenango Township has added 170 jobs, to 2,586 in 2023.
| Shenango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
3.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 336, at 359 acres.
| Shenango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 336 | 0.3 mi | 359 |
| 2. Shenango Park | 0.1 mi | 10 |
| 3. Cascade Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Shenango Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Shenango Township
About 3 of every 100 Shenango Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Shenango Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,133 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 7,479 tabulated in 2010. Shenango Township is situated between the city of New Castle to the north and the borough of Ellwood City to the south.
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5 towns share a border with Shenango Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenango Township | #167 | A | A | A | A− | C− |
| New Castle | #951 | C− | A− | B | C− | D− |
| South New Castle | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Slippery Rock Township | #377 | A− | B+ | — | A | C |
| Taylor Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hickory Township | — | — | A | — | A | C |
Hickory Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Slippery Rock Township and Hickory Township report no FBI crime data of their own. South New Castle and Taylor Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Shenango Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Shenango Township grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #167 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C− for health, A for safety and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
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.