Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,798. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
South Mahoning Township’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a D for incomes. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in South Mahoning Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 43 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 90% of the country. Only 7 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. John B. McCormick House is on the National Register of Historic Places. South Mahoning Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where South Mahoning Township beats most towns.
Where South Mahoning 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 South Mahoning Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,138 in 1850, 1,841 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1909 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in South Mahoning 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 South Mahoning Township.
The share of adults in South Mahoning Township who get no exercise outside work: 31%. Two figures for adults here: 17% report frequent physical distress, 26% say their health is fair or poor.
| South Mahoning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | South Mahoning Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.1% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 12% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 22.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One of its 5 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hollow Amish School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 32 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The typical household income for South Mahoning Township comes to $62,000. For most workers, South Mahoning Township is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in the town fell to 97 in 2023, 20 fewer than in 2013. Also worth knowing: the town’s average commute is 29 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| South Mahoning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Just over three quarters of South Mahoning Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by landslides at 6%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 82° and January nights of 18°, with about 42 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of South Mahoning Township
About 1 of every 100 South Mahoning Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
South Mahoning Township is a township that is located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,841 at the time of the 2020 census. Historic communities in the township include Ambrose, Denton, Elkin, Frantz, McCormick, Rossmoyne and Wells. The township surrounds Plumville, a separately incorporated borough.
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4 towns share a border with South Mahoning Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Mahoning Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | D |
| East Mahoning Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Mahoning Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Cowanshannock Township | #691 | B− | A− | — | B− | C+ |
South Mahoning Township, West Mahoning Township and Washington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. South Mahoning Township, West Mahoning Township, Washington Township and Cowanshannock Township report no FBI crime data of their own. East Mahoning Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare South Mahoning Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
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−.