Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Pennsylvania, this town has 2,093 residents.
The best of South Woodbury Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and history and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. 33% of residents are under 18 in South Woodbury Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. On hazard risk, just 98 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. South Woodbury Township’s trail network density is 2.0 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 73, 2,106 acres with 7.4 miles of trail. South Woodbury Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far South Woodbury Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Where South Woodbury Township beats most towns.
New Enterprise Public School| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Bedford Co El Sch | PK–5 | 414 |
| Northern Bedford County MS | 6–8 | 205 |
| Northern Bedford County HS | 9–12 | 235 |
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1900 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Ordered by what stands out in South Woodbury Township.
Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. The public schools here belong to Northern Bedford County SD. The 3 public schools in South Woodbury Township teach 854 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Bedford Co El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 414 | B |
| Northern Bedford County HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 235 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in nearly four fifths of U.S. communities. South Woodbury Township has had 3 paid flood insurance claims since 2004. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 89% come from inland flooding and 5% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 20°, with about 27 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
18% of adults report frequent mental distress in South Woodbury Township. Among adults in the town, 26% have been diagnosed with depression.
| South Woodbury Township | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | South Woodbury Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails total 66 miles in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 73 | 7.4 mi | 2,106 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles. In South Woodbury Township, 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave South Woodbury Township to do it: just 9% work in town. Jobs here fell by 81 from 2013 to 2023, to 839.
| South Woodbury Township | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.5% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Woodbury Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
23 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
17 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
21 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
12 mi Ski areaBlue Knob24 runs · 1,007 ft vertical
34 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a yearFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Woodbury 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.
None within 15 miles of South Woodbury Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 South Woodbury Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
South Woodbury Township is a township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,082 at the 2020 census.
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8 towns share a border with South Woodbury Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Woodbury Township | — | — | A | — | A− | C+ |
| Bedford Township | #597 | B | B | — | A− | B− |
| Hopewell Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| King Township | — | — | A | — | A | C+ |
| Snake Spring Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | C |
| East St. Clair Township | #710 | B− | B | — | A | B− |
| Woodbury Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Bloomfield Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
South Woodbury Township, Hopewell Township, King Township, Snake Spring Township, Woodbury Township and Bloomfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. South Woodbury Township, Bedford Township, Hopewell Township, King Township, Snake Spring Township, East St. Clair Township, Woodbury Township and Bloomfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare South Woodbury Township with a neighbor →
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