Vernon TownshipPA
A town of 5,223.
Is Vernon Township a good place to live?
Vernon Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 746th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $76K. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 65% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $203K, 3.4 years of the Meadville area’s $60K median household income. 31% of residents are 65 or older in Vernon Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 213, at 1,136 acres.
What makes Vernon Township stand out
Where Vernon Township beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Every workday, about 4,430 people come to Vernon Township for work
Where Vernon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Vernon Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Vernon Township is from typical.
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Moving to Vernon Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vernon 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 Vernon Township.
Vernon Township draws workers from Meadville and beyond and has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns.
About one in six working residents works right in Vernon Township
4,810 jobs are based in Vernon Township, 2.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 19.1 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Vernon Township for work: only 18% work in town. Vernon Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Vernon Township fell to 4,810 in 2023, 568 fewer than in 2013.
| Vernon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For schools, Vernon Township earns a C+
Its public schools are run by Crawford Central SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West End El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 310 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Older than Pennsylvania overall
People 65 and older are 31% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Vernon Township is 53.1 years. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Vernon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.1 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Vernon Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 18.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Low risk in Vernon Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Vernon Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Vernon Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Linesville 1 S weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 3 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Vernon Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 18° and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 9.6% of Vernon Township
6.5 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves.
| Vernon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thompson Athletic Complex | 1.1 mi | 32 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 213 | — | 1,136 |
| 3. Helen B Katz Natural Area | — | 211 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health in Vernon Township trails 61% of U.S. towns
Vernon Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 15% of Vernon Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Vernon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Vernon Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.2% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Vernon Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Vernon Township
About 3 of every 100 Vernon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Vernon Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Vernon Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,310 at the 2020 census, down from 5,630 at the 2010 census. According to the township's website, Vernon Township is nicknamed the "Golden Link" due to its location between the county seat (Meadville) and the largest natural lake in the state (Conneaut Lake), as well as being the self-described business center of Crawford County.
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- Area
- 77 sq mi
- Area code
- 814
Vernon Township’s neighbors
9 towns share a border with Vernon Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | #746 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| West Mead Township | #427 | B+ | A− | A+ | C+ | C+ |
| Meadville | #981 | D | C+ | C− | C+ | C |
| Fredericksburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greenwood Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Hayfield Township | #565 | B | B+ | — | B | B− |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Summit Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
Greenwood Township and Summit Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Vernon Township, Greenwood Township, Hayfield Township and Summit Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Fredericksburg and Union Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Vernon Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Vernon Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vernon Township, PA a good place to live?
Vernon Township grades C+ overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #746 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools.
Is Vernon Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.