Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,805.
The best of Shippen Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 10 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. The median household income is $62K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. On health, just 99 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. 45% of the land in Shippen Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Elk State Forest, 23,367 acres with 28.5 miles of trail. On history, just 73 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Shippen Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
2,232 counted in 2010 and 1,944 in 2020; an estimated 1,805 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 Shippen Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,495 in 2000, 1,922 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Shippen 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 Shippen Township.
219 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. At 1.4 miles per square mile, Shippen Township’s trail density is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elk State Forest | 28.5 mi | 23,367 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 14 | 19 mi | 13,895 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 293 | 6.5 mi | 1,102 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The FEMA risk score in Shippen Township is 92 of 100. Since 1979, 36 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Shippen Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
18% of Shippen Township adults report frequent physical distress. Shippen Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 25% of Shippen Township adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Shippen Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Shippen Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.3% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Shippen Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Since 2013, Shippen Township has lost 521 jobs, to 329 in 2023. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Shippen Township.
| Shippen Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shippen Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 17° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Shippen Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Shippen Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
45.4% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Township in Pennsylvania, United States
Shippen Township is a township in Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,922 at the 2020 census. The borough of Emporium, the county seat, lies enclaved within the eastern part of the township, but is not part of it.
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8 towns share a border with Shippen Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shippen Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | D |
| Portage Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lumber Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benezette Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jones Township | — | — | A+ | — | A | C |
| St. Marys | #560 | B | A | B | B− | C+ |
| Norwich Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gibson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Shippen Township and Jones Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Shippen Township and Jones Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Portage Township, Lumber Township, Benezette Township, Norwich Township and Gibson Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Shippen Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.