Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 13,613, settled in 1845.
Because it does well by almost any measure. South Park Township earns an A+, 21st of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 94% of U.S. towns, the median household earns $101K, and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 86% of the country. Its lowest mark, a C, is in cost of living. South Park Township’s trail density is 3.5 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 47 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. South Park Township has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them James Miller House and Experimental and Safety Research Coal Mines.
Where South Park Township beats most towns.
25.8% of the town is conserved land, across 11 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far South Park Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 8,187 in 1970, 13,416 in 2010. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 5 maps from 1904 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Park Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
Big draw39 mi MuseumFallingwater
9 mi Theme parkKennywood
10 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
10 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
10 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Park 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 Park Township.
South Park Township reports less crime than Baldwin or any other graded neighbor, has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania and sends most of its workers to Pittsburgh and beyond.
32 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. South Park, at 1,354 acres with 22.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Park | 22.4 mi | 1,354 |
| 2. Evans Park | — | 37 |
| 3. Buffalo Preserve | 0.2 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by South Park SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is South Park SHS, with 553 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Elem CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 731 | B+ |
| South Park SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 553 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its A tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Baldwin (A−) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
South Park Township’s property crime rate is 2.3 per 1,000 residents, below both the Pennsylvania town median (5.7) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). South Park Township’s violent crime rate is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| South Park Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 6.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
20% of adults binge drink in South Park Township. South Park Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in South Park Township.
| South Park Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | South Park Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 14.9% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
South Park Township has 1,981 jobs for its 6,706 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave South Park Township for work: only 4% work in town. 21% of South Park Township workers work from home. Jobs based in South Park Township fell to 1,981 in 2023, 172 fewer than in 2013.
| South Park Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 53 flood insurance claims have been paid out in South Park Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
South Park Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| South Park Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| South Park Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The median rent in South Park Township is $1,438 a month.
| South Park Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,438 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
13 within 15 miles of the center of South Park Township
About 4 of every 100 South Park Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where South Park Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in South Park Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
South Park Township is a township in the southern part of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, near Pittsburgh. The population was 13,416 at the 2010 census. A large portion of the township consists of a county park of the same name.
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4 towns share a border with South Park Township.
Union Township next door grades lower for schools (C to South Park Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (B to C).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Township | #21 | A+ | C | A | A− | A |
| Bethel Park | #11 | A+ | C | A− | A | A |
| Jefferson Hills | #200 | A | C− | A− | A | A |
| Union Township | #753 | C+ | B | — | C | B |
| Baldwin | #82 | A+ | B− | A− | B+ | B+ |
Union Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare South Park Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. South Park Township grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #21 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health, A for safety and A− for schools.
The typical home is worth about $248,000, 14% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including Reggie Wells and Randy Dobnak.
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