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A town of 1,055.
Taylor Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a C− for incomes. Taylor Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. Only 46 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life. Buchanan State Forest, at 772 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 113 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Taylor Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Taylor Township beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Taylor Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Taylor 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 Taylor Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Forbes Road SD. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Road El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 219 | B− |
| Forbes Road JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 158 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Taylor Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 20% of Taylor Township adults smoke cigarettes, against 17% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 15% of adults report frequent physical distress in Taylor Township.
| Taylor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Taylor Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.7% | 15.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Taylor Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Taylor Township for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Taylor Township has added 167 jobs, to 444 in 2023. 12% of Taylor Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Taylor Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
5.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Taylor Township’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| 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 | 4.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buchanan State Forest | 1.6 mi | 772 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Taylor Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Taylor Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, United States
Taylor Township is a township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2020 census.
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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 A−.