Springfield TownshipPA
A town of 1,128, settled in 1819.
Is Springfield Township a good place to live?
The best of Springfield Township’s subject grades is a B+ for history; the weakest is a C for incomes. 32% of residents are under 18 in Springfield Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. Homes are expensive, about $234K for a typical one and 3.7 times the Sayre area’s $64K median household income. The biggest place to walk is Mount Pisgah County Park, 477 acres with 5.6 miles of trail. Springfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,128 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Springfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Springfield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Springfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Springfield 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 Springfield Township.
Springfield Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Springfield Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Springfield Township grew to 166 in 2023, 88 more than in 2013. Springfield Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Springfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in Springfield Township trails 67% of U.S. towns
Springfield Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Springfield Township.
| Springfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Springfield Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Springfield Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Springfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Springfield Township’s July high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Springfield Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 269 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Springfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Springfield Township has set aside 4.6% of its land for conservation
6.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Springfield Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Springfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mount Pisgah County Park | 5.6 mi | 477 |
| 2. Mount Pisgah State Park | 0.8 mi | 148 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 123 | — | 146 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Corning Museum of Glass and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springfield Township. Close and well known come first.
26 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a year
36 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
28 mi State parkWorlds End State Park
23 mi MuseumFrench Azilum
25 mi MuseumRockwell Museum20 mi MuseumNational Soaring MuseumPhoto credits
Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Worlds End State Park: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0 · French Azilum: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Rockwell Museum: W.rose.v, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Springfield Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Springfield Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Springfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
97% of working residents leave Springfield Township for work
Where Springfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Springfield Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Springfield Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,147 at the 2020 census. Children residing in the township are assigned to attend the Troy Area School District.
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- Area
- 42 sq mi
Questions about Springfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Springfield Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.