Vanport TownshipPA
A town of 1,260, settled in 1882.
Is Vanport Township a good place to live?
Vanport Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for schools and an A− for walkability and cost of living; its weakest is a C for incomes. 34% of residents are 65 or older in Vanport Township, against 21% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 4 have a lower share of households owning their home than Vanport Township. Vanport Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Vanport Township stand out
Where Vanport Township beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
1,260 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Vanport Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Vanport Township is from typical.
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Moving to Vanport Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vanport 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 Vanport Township.
In Vanport Township, the median household income runs lower than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
At $41,000, Vanport Township’s median household income is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Vanport Township. Since 2013, Vanport Township has lost 172 jobs, to 1,628 in 2023.
| Vanport Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.8% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Pennsylvania overall
People 65 and older are 33% of residents (20% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (38% statewide). The median age in Vanport Township is 51.9 years. Vanport Township has lost 2.5% of its people since 2020, down to 1,260 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Vanport Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
58% women, 42% men
About 73 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.9 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Vanport Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 18.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
On CDC estimates, Vanport Township is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns
Vanport Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 15% of Vanport Township adults report frequent mental distress.
| Vanport Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.1% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Vanport Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.4% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Vanport Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Vanport Township since 2007.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Vanport Township
Vanport Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Vanport Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Van Buren Park | — | 17 |
| 2. Eaton Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Vanport Recreational Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Acrisure Stadium and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vanport Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
24 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
24 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
32 mi Theme parkKennywood
25 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
24 mi LandmarkFort PittPhoto credits
Acrisure 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
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Everything we know about Vanport Township
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Vanport Township
About 4 of every 100 Vanport Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Every workday, about 1,603 people come to Vanport Township for work
Where Vanport Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Vanport Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vanport 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 A−.