Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Sugar Grove Township’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Sugar Grove Township’s midsummer high is 79°F, against 85°F in Pennsylvania’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 47 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Sugar Grove Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Sugar Grove Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,523 in 1850, a peak of 1,861 in 1880, 564 in 2020. The archive holds 28 old photos and papers going back to 2003 and 4 maps from 1926 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Sugar Grove Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sugar Grove 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 Sugar Grove Township.
Sugar Grove Township’s middle household income is $67,000. Jobs based in Sugar Grove Township grew to 125 in 2023, 59 more than in 2013. Among residents locally, 17% live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 15 miles.
| Sugar Grove Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow View Amish School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 28 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
16% of Sugar Grove Township adults report frequent physical distress. Sugar Grove Township: 20% of adults smoke cigarettes.
| Sugar Grove Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Sugar Grove Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20.3% | 15.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.4% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The range runs from 15° on a January night to 79° on a July afternoon, with about 116 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Sugar Grove Township than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sugar Grove Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi LakeChautauqua Lake
19 mi DamKinzua Dam
26 mi National forestAllegheny National Forest
33 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
34 mi State parkAllegany State Park
11 mi MuseumLucille Ball-Desi Arnaz CenterChautauqua Lake: Banderas, Public domain · Kinzua Dam: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegheny National Forest: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Fort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Allegany State Park: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Sugar Grove Township
About 3 of every 100 Sugar Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Sugar Grove Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Sugar Grove (Seneca: Jöëdzë́'šo) is a borough in Sugar Grove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sugar Grove had a population of 564.
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5 towns share a border with Sugar Grove Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Grove Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Farmington Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Freehold Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Brokenstraw Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Conewango Township | #965 | C− | A | C− | C+ | C+ |
Sugar Grove Township, Farmington Township, Freehold Township and Brokenstraw Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sugar Grove Township, Farmington Township, Freehold Township and Brokenstraw Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sugar Grove Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.
