1767 - Taylor Twp - PA164 near Lock Mount Rd, 2008
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Taylor TownshipPA
A town of 2,255.
7 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Andrew Bossi · CC BY-SA 2.5
Population
2,255
2025 Census estimate · −2.3% since 2020
Median home value
$178K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
50.5
years
Jobs based here
1,120
Balanced
Is Taylor Township a good place to live?
Taylor Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and schools. Taylor Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 147, at 198 acres. Taylor Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Taylor Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Taylor Township is from typical.
Jobs & income$79K median household incomeB+Open →SchoolsBeat 67% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 34% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.9 of 20; 8.4% of households have no car; 4.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $178K, 2.9 years of the Altoona metro’s $62K median household incomeB−Open →HealthConemaugh Nason Medical Center 0.7 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trailsCOpen →HistoryC+Open →Civic life3.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Taylor Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Taylor Township, and how to reach them.
PowerValley Rural Electric Coop15.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRoaring Spring Muni Water AuthNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Taylor Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBlair County Board of ElectionsBlair County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes16673, 1666216673 88% · 16662 12%Census 2020
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 Taylor Township.
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Taylor Township
Taylor Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
38″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–39°
Spring38–61°
Summer58–82°
Fall41–63°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Taylor Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Taylor Township.
34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
10
paid flood claims since 1980
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
A job hub: Taylor Township has 1.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,075 commuters
Most working residents leave Taylor Township for work: only 5% work in town. 4.1% of Taylor Township residents live below the poverty line, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Taylor Township has added 77 jobs, to 1,120 in 2023.
5%work in town
| Taylor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.4% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Taylor Township5%
Altoona13%
Allegheny Township7%
Roaring Spring6%
Greenfield Township5%
12 mi
median commute distance
1,120
jobs based in Taylor Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
OutdoorsC
9% of Taylor Township is conserved land
3.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Taylor Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
9%conserved
| Taylor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
9%
conserved · 1,339 of 14,859 acres
3.4 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 147 | — | 198 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthB−
Taylor Township is less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
Taylor Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 39% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Taylor Township.
49%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Taylor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better21 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Taylor Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7.4% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.4% | 30.4% |
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
0.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nearby attractions
All 36 attractions →Flight 93 National Memorial and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Taylor Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
21 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
7 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
21 mi LakeRaystown Lake
10 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
10 mi Ski areaBlue Knob24 runs · 1,007 ft verticalSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Flight 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 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Taylor Township
18pages on Taylor Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Taylor Township
Mount Aloysius CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cresson14.6 mi$27,072 tuitionPennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaUniversity or college · Public · Altoona14.8 mi$15,972 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Taylor Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Taylor Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Taylor Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,296 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 23 sq mi
Taylor Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Taylor Township.
Blair TownshipFrankstown TownshipGreenfield TownshipFreedom TownshipBloomfield TownshipNorth Woodbury TownshipHuston TownshipTaylor Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Blair Township | #214 | A | B− | A− | A− | B+ |
| Frankstown Township | #481 | B+ | C | — | A− | A− |
| Greenfield Township | #484 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Freedom Township | #368 | A− | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Bloomfield Township | — | — | B | — | A− | C+ |
| North Woodbury Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | C+ |
| Huston Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
Taylor Township, Bloomfield Township, North Woodbury Township and Huston Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Taylor Township, Frankstown Township, Freedom Township, Bloomfield Township, North Woodbury Township and Huston Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Taylor Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Taylor Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Taylor 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 B−.