Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,773.
Snake Spring Township’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Snake Spring Township, against 21% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Snake Spring Township’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Snake Spring Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Juniata Woolen Mill and Newry Manor and Bridge in Snake Spring Township. Snake Spring Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Snake Spring Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford County Technical Center | 9–12 | 2 |
| Foundations Christian Academy | K–12 | 81 |
Juniata Woolen Mill and Newry ManorWhere Snake Spring 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 Snake Spring Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1994 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Snake Spring 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 Snake Spring Township.
Most working residents leave Snake Spring Township for work: only 8% work in town. Snake Spring Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes. Since 2013, Snake Spring Township has lost 129 jobs, to 1,413 in 2023.
| Snake Spring Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9.4% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford County Technical CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
People 65 and older are 32% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Snake Spring Township is 51.6 years. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Snake Spring Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.6 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Snake Spring Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Snake Spring Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 16% of Snake Spring Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Snake Spring Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Snake Spring Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.9% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 133 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Snake Spring Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snake Spring Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
55 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 97, 598 acres with 1.5 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 97 | 1.5 mi | 598 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 73 | 0.1 mi | 31 |
| 3. Snake Spring Community Park | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Snake Spring Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
29 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
35 mi LakeRaystown Lake
26 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
26 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
30 mi Theme parkLakemont ParkFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Snake Spring Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Snake Spring Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
3 places in Snake Spring Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Snake Spring Township is a township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,770 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Snake Spring Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Spring Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | C |
| Bedford Township | #597 | B | B | — | A− | B− |
| Hopewell Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| West Providence Township | #842 | C | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| South Woodbury Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Colerain Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
Snake Spring Township, Hopewell Township, South Woodbury Township and Colerain Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Snake Spring Township, Bedford Township, Hopewell Township, West Providence Township, South Woodbury Township and Colerain Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Snake Spring Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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