South Pymatuning TownshipPA
A town of 2,566.
Is South Pymatuning Township a good place to live?
South Pymatuning Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $181K for a typical one, or 3 years of the Hermitage area’s $60K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 297th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. On the plus side, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 89% of U.S. towns. South Pymatuning Township’s median age is 48.6 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns.
What makes South Pymatuning Township stand out
Where South Pymatuning Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave South Pymatuning Township for work
Where South Pymatuning Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How South Pymatuning Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far South Pymatuning Township is from typical.
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Moving to South Pymatuning Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Pymatuning 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in South Pymatuning Township.
South Pymatuning Township earns an A for safety
Its A tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Pymatuning Township (B) comes closest. At 5.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 76% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
The property crime rate in South Pymatuning Township is 3.5 per 1,000 residents.
| South Pymatuning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most of South Pymatuning Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave South Pymatuning Township for work: only 4% work in town. South Pymatuning Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes. The top destinations are Hermitage (19%), Sharon (9%) and Sharpsville (6%).
| South Pymatuning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
South Pymatuning Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in South Pymatuning Township since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Less of South Pymatuning Township is set aside as conserved land than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
0.2% of the land in South Pymatuning Township is conserved. 8.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| South Pymatuning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mahaney Public Use Area | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
South Pymatuning Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
South Pymatuning Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 68 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 23% of South Pymatuning Township residents are 65 or older. South Pymatuning Township has lost 3.4% of its people since 2020, down to 2,566 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| South Pymatuning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| South Pymatuning Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.6% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Health in South Pymatuning Township trails 50% of U.S. towns
South Pymatuning Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in South Pymatuning Township.
| South Pymatuning Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | South Pymatuning Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about South Pymatuning Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of South Pymatuning Township
About 3 of every 100 South Pymatuning Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About South Pymatuning Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
South Pymatuning Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,650 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 2,695 in 2010.
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- Area
- 22 sq mi
South Pymatuning Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with South Pymatuning Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Hermitage (B) comes closest. Hermitage next door grades higher for schools (A to South Pymatuning Township’s B) and lower for cost of living (C+ to B+).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pymatuning Township | #297 | A− | B+ | A | B | B− |
| Clark | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pymatuning Township | #667 | B− | A− | B | B | C+ |
| Sharpsville | #693 | B− | B | B | B | C+ |
| Hermitage | #580 | B | C+ | B− | A | B |
Clark isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare South Pymatuning Township with a neighbor →
Questions about South Pymatuning Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is South Pymatuning Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. South Pymatuning Township grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #297 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health, A for safety and B for schools.
Is South Pymatuning Township, PA expensive?
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 B+.