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A town of 2,304. 53% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Snyder Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Snyder Township’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 31% of the land in Snyder Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 54, 8,028 acres with 12.4 miles of trail. Snyder Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Snyder Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Snyder Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Snyder 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 Snyder Township.
27 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 54 | 12.4 mi | 8,028 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 44 | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Brockway Area SD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockway Area Elementary SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 433 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Snyder Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Snyder Township is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Snyder Township for work: only 17% work in town. Since 2013, Snyder Township has added 791 jobs, to 1,231 in 2023. The top destinations are Brockway (9%), Sandy Township (7%) and DuBois (7%).
| Snyder Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snyder Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Snyder Township.
| Snyder Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Snyder Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.2% | 5.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Snyder Township
About 2 of every 100 Snyder Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Snyder Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,367 at the 2020 census. It was named for Governor of Pennsylvania Simon Snyder.
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5 towns share a border with Snyder Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snyder Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Polk Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Horton Township | — | — | A+ | — | A | C+ |
| Warsaw Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Sandy Township | #620 | B | B− | B | B | B |
Snyder Township, Washington Township, Horton Township and Warsaw Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Snyder Township, Washington Township, Horton Township and Warsaw Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Polk Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Snyder Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
53% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
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.