Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 3,981 residents in Pennsylvania.
Smithfield Township’s strongest subject is cost of living: a typical home costs about $156K, 2.4 years of the Huntingdon area’s $66K median household income. At B+ overall, Smithfield Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns and ranks 471st of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The catch is incomes (C) — the median household income is $51K, and 8% of residents live below the poverty line. It also trails on walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than just over three fifths of U.S. towns. 5.6% of residents are under 18 locally, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 6 of the 1,035 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Smithfield Township. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and B for health.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES.
Where Smithfield Township beats most towns.
Where Smithfield 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 Smithfield Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 4,181 in 1990, 4,618 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 5 maps from 1901 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Smithfield 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 Smithfield Township.
Smithfield Township draws workers from Huntingdon and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
3,364 jobs are based in Smithfield Township, 3.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Smithfield Township’s typical journey to work is 23 minutes. Just 7% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in Smithfield Township grew to 3,364 in 2023, 770 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Huntingdon (7%), Porter Township (4%) and Ferguson Township (3%).
| Smithfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. Enrollment at Smithfield Township’s public school: 139 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Day CSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 139 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The FEMA risk score in Smithfield Township is 4 of 100. 45% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from strong winds, followed by inland flooding at 31%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Walkers can cover 1.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. For Smithfield Township, the concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Smithfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 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. Riverside Park | 0.5 mi | 7 |
| 2. Raystown Lake Recreation Area | — | 7 |
| 3. Rothrock State Forest | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 6,282 U.S. towns with household incomes like Smithfield Township’s, it is healthier than 90%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Smithfield Township: 18% of adults report frequent mental distress. Among adults in the town, 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Smithfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Smithfield Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.4% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Smithfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
3 mi LakeRaystown Lake
25 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
19 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
23 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
20 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial MuseumBeaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Smithfield Township
About 1 of every 100 Smithfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Smithfield Township is a township that is located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,619 at the time of the 2020 census. The township includes the village of Smithfield.
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6 towns share a border with Smithfield Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Township | #471 | B+ | A | — | B− | B |
| Huntingdon | #384 | A− | B+ | A− | B− | B− |
| Henderson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juniata Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walker Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
| McConnellstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Porter Township | — | — | B | — | B | B− |
Walker Township and Porter Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Smithfield Township, Walker Township and Porter Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Henderson Township, Juniata Township and McConnellstown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Smithfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Smithfield Township grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #471 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B− 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 A.
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