Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,958.
Tyrone Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for history; its weakest is a C for health. 30% of residents are under 18 in Tyrone Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. 24% of the land in Tyrone Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Tuscarora State Forest, at 1,905 acres with 7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Tyrone Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Tyrone Township beats most towns.
2,124 counted in 2010 and 1,897 in 2020; an estimated 1,958 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Tyrone Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 4 maps from 1930 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Tyrone 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 Tyrone Township.
Most working residents leave Tyrone Township for work: only 5% work in town. Tyrone Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Tyrone Township grew to 450 in 2023, 195 more than in 2013.
| Tyrone Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Loysville Youth Dev Ctr school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loysville Youth Dev CtrLargest public high schoolGrades 5–12 | Grades 5–12 | 43 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuscarora State Forest | 7 mi | 1,905 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Tyrone Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Tyrone Township.
| Tyrone Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Tyrone Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 21% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Tyrone Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tyrone Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tyrone Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Big draw39 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
36 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
34 mi Ancient siteGettysburg Battlefield
18 mi State parkPine Grove Furnace State Park
33 mi LandmarkGettysburg National CemeteryCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gettysburg Battlefield: Veggies, Public domain · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gettysburg National Cemetery: Photo: Henryhartley at en.wikipedia Statue: Randolph Rogers (1825-1892), Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tyrone Township
About 2 of every 100 Tyrone Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Tyrone Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Tyrone Township is a township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,919 at the 2020 census. The principal communities in the township are the villages of Green Park and Loysville. The township surrounds the borough of Landisburg. It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland.
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6 towns share a border with Tyrone Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Upper Frankford Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
| Lower Mifflin Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Lower Frankford Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| Spring Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Northeast Madison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saville Township | #776 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
Tyrone Township, Upper Frankford Township, Lower Mifflin Township, Lower Frankford Township and Spring Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Tyrone Township, Upper Frankford Township, Lower Mifflin Township, Lower Frankford Township, Spring Township and Saville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Northeast Madison Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tyrone 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 A.
