Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Washington Township’s standout strength is schools: its schools rank ahead of 86% of Pennsylvania towns. The catch is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $285K, 4.5 years of the Erie metro’s $63K median household income. Walkability is weaker too. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than nearly two thirds of U.S. towns. All told, that adds up to a B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 552nd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. On civic life, just 36 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better. Only 88 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Edinboro El Sch | K–4 | 414 |
| James W Parker MS | 5–8 | 652 |
| General McLane HS | 9–12 | 690 |
Where Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,526 in 2000, 4,396 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1936 and 4 maps from 1923 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington 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 Washington Township.
Washington Township gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Washington Township’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 8 of 100, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 30 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Expected losses in Washington Township break down as 73% from inland flooding and 6% from strong winds. Since 2004, Washington Township has seen 3 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
General McLane SD runs its public schools. The largest public high school is General McLane HS, with 690 students. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| James W Parker MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 652 | B+ |
| General McLane HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 690 | A |
| Edinboro El SchTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 414 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 9% work in town. Washington Township’s typical journey to work comes in at 32 minutes. 5.1% of Washington Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Employers in Washington Township added 100 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,335.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Union City Filtration Plant weather station, 13 miles away, records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
For Washington Township, the peak summer temperature is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,413 U.S. towns with household incomes like Washington Township’s, it is less healthy than 62%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
The share of adults in Washington Township who smoke cigarettes: 17%. In Washington Township, nearly a third of adults have high blood pressure, and 18% report frequent mental distress.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.6% | 67.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 192, at 132 acres. Parks and preserves in Washington Township: 6, covering 228 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 192 | — | 132 |
| 2. Inspiration Park | — | 62 |
| 3. Willow Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
8 mi LandmarkFort Le Boeuf
19 mi State parkPresque Isle State Park
20 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park15 mi Theme parkWaldameer Park11 mi Theme parkSplash Lagoon
14 mi Zoo & aquariumErie ZooFort Le Boeuf: Charles M. Stotz ?, Public domain · Presque Isle State Park: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Erie Zoo: Pat Noble, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 1 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Washington Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,396 at the 2020 census, down from 4,432 at the 2010 census. The township surrounds the borough of Edinboro.
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7 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #552 | B | C+ | — | A | B− |
| McKean Township | #376 | A− | B− | — | A | B− |
| Waterford Township | #444 | B+ | B+ | — | A | C+ |
| LeBoeuf Township | — | — | B− | — | A | C |
| Elk Creek Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B− |
| Franklin Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | B− |
| Venango Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cambridge Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
LeBoeuf Township, Elk Creek Township, Franklin Township and Cambridge Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, McKean Township, Waterford Township, LeBoeuf Township, Elk Creek Township, Franklin Township and Cambridge Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Venango Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Washington Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #552 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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