Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,431.
Shenango Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 453rd among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 78% of Pennsylvania towns. It also does better than most on safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 76% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $189K, 3.1 years of the Hermitage area’s $60K median household income. Shenango Township’s median age is 56.9 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. On walkability, just 88 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse.
Where Shenango Township beats most towns.
3,929 counted in 2010 and 3,522 in 2020; an estimated 3,431 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Shenango Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,037 in 2000, 3,519 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
Explore the history →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 is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has seen reported crime fall by about half, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
People 65 and older are 34% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide). Shenango Township has lost 2.9% of its people since 2020, down to 3,431 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Shenango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.1 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Shenango Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Reported crimes fell from 36 to 12 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Shenango Township’s property crime rate is 4 per 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Shenango Township sits closer to the middle.
| Shenango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 4 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
| Shenango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 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. Richard J. Kritz West Middlesex Girls Softball Complex | — | 6 |
| 2. Kiwanis Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Shenango Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 68 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 1,480 working residents takes 19.9 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Shenango Township for work: only 6% work in town. The average trip to work in Shenango Township is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Shenango Township has added 228 jobs, to 1,209 in 2023.
| Shenango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $654 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 10,510 U.S. towns with household incomes like Shenango Township’s, it is healthier than 75%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income. Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 9.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
Shenango Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 39% of Shenango Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Shenango Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Shenango Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shenango Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art
34 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park15 mi Park & preserveMill Creek Park
37 mi AttractionChester teapot
14 mi Theme parkCascade Park12 mi GardenFellows Riverside GardensButler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Shenango Township
About 2 of every 100 Shenango Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Shenango Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,519 at the 2020 census, down from 3,929 in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Shenango Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenango Township | #453 | B+ | B− | A− | A− | B |
| Hermitage | #580 | B | C+ | B− | A | B |
| Pulaski Township | #99 | A+ | A | A | A− | B |
| Lackawannock Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Wilmington Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B |
Lackawannock Township and Wilmington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lackawannock Township and Wilmington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Shenango Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Shenango Township grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #453 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health, A− for safety and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes, by national standards. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Shenango Township sits nearer the middle.
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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