Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2,538 people, this town lies in Pennsylvania. The National Register of Historic Places lists 2 places here.
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Taken together, its subjects give Somerset Township an A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 254th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Its strongest is cost of living (A) — a typical home costs about $231K, 3 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. Schools are another plus (B+): its public schools beat 68% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. What holds it back is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. Only 113 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results.
Where Somerset Township beats most towns.
Where Somerset 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 Somerset Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 280 in 1800, 6,048 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 5 maps from 1901 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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.
Jobs based here fell from 1,122 in 2013 to 724.
Since 2013, Somerset Township has lost 398 jobs, to 724 in 2023. Only 4% of working residents stay in Somerset Township for work; the rest commute out. 4.4% of Somerset Township residents live below the poverty line, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Washington (9%), North Strabane Township (6%) and Pittsburgh (5%).
| Somerset Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. Public schools: Bentworth SD. Enrollment at Somerset Township’s public school: 288 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentworth MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 288 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
On expected storm and flood damage, Somerset Township sits below nearly three quarters of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 85% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. This Pennsylvania town has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2022.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). The age of the median resident in Somerset Township is 49.8 years. 17% of Somerset Township residents are under 18, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. For residents in the town, the share who are 65 or older is 22%.
| Somerset Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 68% are men (PA 41%).
| Somerset Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Somerset Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Somerset Township, 81% of adults had a checkup this year. CDC measures, 26 in all: Somerset Township beats Pennsylvania on 2 and trails on 3.
| Somerset Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Somerset Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.4% | 64.4% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.7% | 85.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.7% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.4 miles of trail. The density of trails for Somerset Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Somerset Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Somerset Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
20 mi Theme parkKennywood
21 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
21 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
21 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Somerset Township
About 4 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.
10 towns share a border with Somerset Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Township | #254 | A | A | — | B+ | B |
| South Strabane Township | #811 | C+ | C | D | A− | C+ |
| Nottingham Township | #858 | C | C | — | C | B+ |
| Fallowfield Township | #832 | C+ | A | — | C | C− |
| North Bethlehem Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B |
| Bentleyville | — | — | A | A+ | B+ | D |
| Ellsworth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Strabane Township | #78 | A+ | C− | A | A | A− |
North Bethlehem Township and Bentleyville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Somerset Township, Nottingham Township, Fallowfield Township and North Bethlehem Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Ellsworth 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.
By most measures, yes. Somerset Township grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #254 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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