Upper Yoder TownshipPA
A town of 4,985, settled in 1820.
Is Upper Yoder Township a good place to live?
Upper Yoder Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $153K, 2.6 years of the Johnstown metro’s $58K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 466th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Upper Yoder Township’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Upper Yoder Township is home to Commonwealth Technical Institute.
What makes Upper Yoder Township stand out
Where Upper Yoder Township beats most towns.
Commonwealth Technical Institute calls Upper Yoder Township home
How Upper Yoder Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Upper Yoder Township is from typical.
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Moving to Upper Yoder Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Upper Yoder 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Upper Yoder Township.
Upper Yoder Township has set aside 15.4% of its land for conservation
14 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. State Game Lands Number 42, at 625 acres with 5.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 42 | 5.2 mi | 625 |
| 2. Laurel Ridge State Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Upper Yoder Township beat 62% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Westmont Hilltop SD. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Westmont Hilltop JSHS, with 689 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmont Hilltop JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 689 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Very low risk in Upper Yoder Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Upper Yoder Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Upper Yoder Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Upper Yoder Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Upper Yoder Township has lost 202 jobs, to 1,393 in 2023. Upper Yoder Township’s average trip to work is 23 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Upper Yoder Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Upper Yoder Township
Upper Yoder Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Upper Yoder Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Upper Yoder Township stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with more of its adults who had a checkup this year
Against the 10,194 U.S. towns with household incomes like Upper Yoder Township’s, it is healthier than 77%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
82% of Upper Yoder Township adults had a checkup this year. Upper Yoder Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 5.7% of Upper Yoder Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Upper Yoder Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Upper Yoder Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.2% | 79.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fallingwater and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Yoder Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw16 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
12 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
37 mi MountainMount Davis
8 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year16 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak ZonePhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Upper Yoder Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Yoder Township
About 5 of every 100 Upper Yoder Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
95% of working residents leave Upper Yoder Township for work
Where Upper Yoder Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Upper Yoder Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Upper Yoder Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,449 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Established
- 1820
- Area
- 12 sq mi
Upper Yoder Township’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Upper Yoder Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Yoder Township | #466 | B+ | B+ | — | B | B |
| Elim | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | A | — | B | B− |
| Southmont | — | — | B | — | B | A− |
| Johnstown | #1004 | D | A | D | D | D− |
| Ferndale | — | — | A− | — | C | B− |
| Westmont | #442 | B+ | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Lower Yoder Township | — | — | A− | — | D | C |
Fairfield Township, Southmont, Ferndale and Lower Yoder Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Upper Yoder Township, Fairfield Township, Southmont, Ferndale, Westmont and Lower Yoder Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Elim isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Upper Yoder Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Upper Yoder Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Upper Yoder Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Upper Yoder Township grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #466 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B for schools.
Is Upper Yoder Township, PA expensive?
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+.