Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 2,081 people, lies in Pennsylvania.
Stonycreek Township’s best subject grades are an A for history and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a C for health. Stonycreek Township’s typical July afternoon high is 79°F, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (85°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). On civic life, just 130 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Flight 93 National Memorial, 1,951 acres with 3.8 miles of trail. Stonycreek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Stonycreek Township beats most towns.
Where Stonycreek 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 Stonycreek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,221 in 2000, 2,087 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1999 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Stonycreek 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 Stonycreek Township.
Of the losses FEMA expects here, 81% come from inland flooding. Stonycreek Township’s FEMA risk score comes in at 9 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1996: 5.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The public schools here belong to Shanksville-Stonycreek SD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The 3 public schools in Stonycreek Township teach 284 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanksville-Stonycreek El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 133 | B |
| Shanksville-Stonycreek HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 90 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Only 6% of working residents stay in Stonycreek Township for work; the rest commute out. This Pennsylvania town had 236 jobs in 2023, up 112 from 2013. The top destinations are Somerset Township (15%), Somerset (14%) and Johnstown (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles.
| Stonycreek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Stonycreek Township, the share who binge drink is 16%. 16% of adults in Stonycreek Township report frequent physical distress; 39% have high blood pressure.
| Stonycreek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Stonycreek Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.6% | 7.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.5% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Stonycreek Township, the January low is 17°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 10 miles of trail. Stonycreek Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Stonycreek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Flight 93 National Memorial | 3.8 mi | 1,951 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stonycreek Township. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
Big draw32 mi MuseumFallingwater
22 mi MountainMount Davis
24 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
39 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year27 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak ZoneFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0
None within 15 miles of Stonycreek Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Stonycreek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 places in Stonycreek Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Stonycreek Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township takes its name from the stony creek, which flows through it and represents its western boundary. The stream takes its name from the rocky bed over which it flows for a great part of its course. Its Indian name was Sinne-Hanne or Achsin-Hanne. Hanne means a stream and especially a swift mountain stream. The population was 2,087 at the 2020 census. Stonycreek Township garnered global attention during the September 11 attacks, when United Airlines Flight 93, intended to likely strike either the United States Capitol or the White House in Washington, D.C., crashed there in a field, after civilian pas…
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5 towns share a border with Stonycreek Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonycreek Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Allegheny Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quemahoning Township | — | — | A | — | B | C+ |
| Brothersvalley Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Shade Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C |
| Somerset Township | #724 | B− | B | — | B+ | C |
Stonycreek Township, Quemahoning Township, Brothersvalley Township and Shade Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Stonycreek Township, Quemahoning Township, Brothersvalley Township, Shade Township and Somerset Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Allegheny Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Stonycreek Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
