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A town of 20,466, settled in 1788. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Yes, by almost any measure. Upper St. Clair Township earns an A+, 90th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. Its schools score near the top of Pennsylvania on tests and graduation, residents are healthier than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household earns $163K. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $432K, 5.7 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. 75% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Upper St. Clair Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). On hazard risk, just 168 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. Upper St. Clair Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Gilfillan Farm and Boyce Station.
Where Upper St. Clair Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower El Sch | K–4 | 524 |
| Baker El Sch | K–4 | 471 |
| Streams El Sch | K–4 | 468 |
| Widest gap | Upper St. Clair Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 14.5% |
14.6% of the town is conserved land, across 17 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Upper St. Clair Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,626 in 1850, a low of 810 in 1870, 21,160 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper St. Clair Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
8 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
9 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
12 mi Theme parkKennywood
9 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
8 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Upper St. Clair 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 Upper St. Clair Township.
Upper St. Clair Township has schools in the top 5% of Pennsylvania and has less tooth loss than most of Pennsylvania, but it has seen reported crime rise by a third or more.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #20 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania.
19 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves. The trail density in Upper St. Clair Township is 2.0 miles per square mile. Boyce Mayview Park, at 524 acres with 11.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boyce Mayview Park | 11.6 mi | 524 |
| 2. Wingfield Pines Conservation Area | 2.2 mi | 57 |
| 3. Gilfillan Park | 0.9 mi | 72 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A+ ranks #1 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $432K.
Its public schools are run by Upper St. Clair SD. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Couch MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 647 | A |
| Upper Saint Clair HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,269 | A+ |
| Eisenhower El SchTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 524 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 5.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide. Against the 1,959 U.S. towns with household incomes like Upper St. Clair Township’s, it is healthier than 76%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Upper St. Clair Township. Only 4 of the 1,035 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Upper St. Clair Township. 10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Upper St. Clair Township.
| Upper St. Clair Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Upper St. Clair Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 9.6% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 32 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Upper St. Clair Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
31.1% of workers work from home, against 15.6% across Pennsylvania.
31% of Upper St. Clair Township workers work from home. Most working residents leave Upper St. Upper St.
| Upper St. Clair Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 31% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $163,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes rose from 186 to 249 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 9 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Upper St. Clair Township sits closer to the middle.
| Upper St. Clair Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.7 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Clair Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $8,892, against $3,311 across Pennsylvania, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
15 within 15 miles of the center of Upper St. Clair Township
About 3 of every 100 Upper St. Clair Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
19,229 counted in 2010 and 21,160 in 2020; an estimated 20,466 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 3.3%, after 10% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
2 places in Upper St. Clair Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Upper St. Clair is a township with home rule status in southern Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located approximately 11 miles (17.7 km) south of Downtown Pittsburgh, in the South Hills region of Allegheny County. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 21,160. Around 9% of the township's area is dedicated to 14 parks and multiple fields, totaling approximately 733 acres. The township has six borders with neighboring communities, including South Fayette Township to the west, Bridgeville to the northwest, Scott Township and Mt. Lebanon to the north, Bethel Park to the east, and Peters Township in Washington County to the south.
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6 towns share a border with Upper St. Clair Township.
Scott Township next door grades lower for schools (B+ to Upper St. Clair Township’s A+) and higher for cost of living (B− to D).
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper St. Clair Township | #90 | A+ | D | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| South Fayette Township | #39 | A+ | C | A | A+ | A |
| Bridgeville | #279 | A− | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Scott Township | #67 | A+ | B− | A− | B+ | A |
| Bethel Park | #11 | A+ | C | A− | A | A |
| Peters Township | #77 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A |
| Mount Lebanon | — | — | — | A− | A+ | — |
Mount Lebanon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Upper St. Clair Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Upper St. Clair Township grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #90 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A+ for health, B+ for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes, by national standards. Upper St. Pennsylvania has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Upper St. Clair Township sits nearer the middle.
Yes. The public schools Upper St.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $432,000, 50% above the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
Upper St. 2 notable people were born here, including Chad Beasley and Wynn Harmon.
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