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Strong in places, weak in others. Its strongest is schools: its public schools beat 91% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. Homes run about $191K for a typical one, 2.5 times the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. What holds it back is walkability (C). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than nearly three quarters of U.S. towns. Overall, that makes an A−, better than 77% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 377th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. McConnells Mill State Park, at 1,453 acres with 9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
Where Slippery Rock Township beats most towns.
3,283 counted in 2010 and 2,913 in 2020; an estimated 2,851 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 Slippery Rock Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 278 in 1850, a peak of 4,949 in 1970, 3,081 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1893 and 5 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Slippery Rock 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 Slippery Rock Township.
Walkers can cover 14 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The density of trails for Slippery Rock Township comes to 0.5 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Slippery Rock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McConnells Mill State Park | 9 mi | 1,453 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 216 | 2.1 mi | 164 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Slippery Rock Township has 308 jobs for its 1,292 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 388 in 2013 to 308.
Employers in Slippery Rock Township shed 80 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 308. The share of residents in Slippery Rock Township who live below the poverty line: 5.1%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. The top destinations are New Castle (9%), Cranberry Township (5%) and Shenango Township (5%).
| Slippery Rock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Slippery Rock Township, 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 38% and U.S. towns at 36%. For adults here, the share who smoke cigarettes is 19%.
| Slippery Rock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Slippery Rock Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Slippery Rock Township’s midsummer high stands at 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Of the losses FEMA expects in Slippery Rock Township, 84% come from inland flooding. Compared with 62% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Slippery Rock Township
About 3 of every 100 Slippery Rock Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Slippery Rock Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Slippery Rock is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The population was 3,558 at the 2020 census. Slippery Rock is included in the Greater Pittsburgh Region. The area is home to Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, partially in the borough limits, and attended by nearly 9,000 students as a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
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4 towns share a border with Slippery Rock Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slippery Rock Township | #377 | A− | B+ | — | A | C |
| Perry Township | — | — | A− | — | B | B+ |
| Shenango Township | #167 | A | A | A | A− | C− |
| Scott Township | — | — | A | — | A | C− |
| Wayne Township | — | — | A | — | B | C+ |
Perry Township, Scott Township and Wayne Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Slippery Rock Township, Perry Township, Scott Township and Wayne Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Slippery Rock Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Slippery Rock Township grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #377 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and A for schools.
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+.
