Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Somerset Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $166K, 2.7 years of the Somerset area’s $61K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 724th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 13% of residents are under 18 in Somerset Township, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 101 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score higher on civic life. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 50, 1,116 acres with 4.5 miles of trail.
Where Somerset Township beats most towns.
Walter's Mill Bridge| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Maple Ridge El Sch | PK–2 | 484 |
| Somerset County Technology Center | 9–12 | 11 |
| Somerset Christian School | PK–12 | 170 |
Census counts: 280 in 1800, 6,048 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 4 maps from 1913 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Somerset Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Somerset 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 Somerset Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Somerset Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Somerset Area SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Ridge El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 484 | – |
| Somerset County Technology CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 11 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Somerset Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 16% of Somerset Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Somerset Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Somerset Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.1% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.8% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Somerset weather station records that 96 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Somerset Township’s July high is 79°F. Somerset Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
15 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Somerset Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 50 | 4.5 mi | 1,116 |
| 2. Kimberly Run Natural Area | 1.1 mi | 575 |
| 3. Jager and Friends Dog Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Somerset Township for work: only 18% work in town. 5.7% of workers work from home in Somerset Township. The top destinations are Somerset (19%), Richland Township (3%) and Pittsburgh (2%).
| Somerset Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 5.7% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Somerset Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw8 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
17 mi MountainMount Davis
31 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
27 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
40 mi LakeDeep Creek LakeFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Somerset Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Somerset Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Somerset Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Somerset ( SUM-ər-set) is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The population was 6,046 at the 2020 census. The borough is surrounded by Somerset Township and is located off the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-70 and I-76). Somerset is the principal city of the Somerset micropolitan statistical area, which consists of Somerset County, and is also a principal city of the larger Johnstown-Somerset combined statistical area.
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6 towns share a border with Somerset Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Township | #724 | B− | B | — | B+ | C |
| Lincoln Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Black Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milford Township | — | — | A− | — | A | C |
| Brothersvalley Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Stonycreek Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | C |
Lincoln Township, Milford Township, Brothersvalley Township, Stonycreek Township and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Somerset Township, Lincoln Township, Milford Township, Brothersvalley Township, Stonycreek Township and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Black Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Somerset Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Somerset Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #724 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
