Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3,659 people call this town in Pennsylvania home.
Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Where it does best is safety (A): it reports less crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns. It is strong on cost of living as well: a typical home costs about $135K, 1.8 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. Its weakest is incomes: the median household income is $40K, and 31% of residents live below the poverty line. Walkability is weaker too (D). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. The overall grade lands at B−, better than 52% of U.S. towns. It ranks 676th of 1032 in Pennsylvania.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
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: 4,613 in 1990, 3,899 in 2020. The archive holds 20 old photos and papers going back to 1936 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 is healthier than towns with similar incomes and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
At 6.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 74% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate for Washington Township comes to 0.3 per 1,000 residents, close to Pennsylvania’s towns (0.7) and below U.S. towns (1.6). The property offense rate for Washington Township comes to 7.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.1 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The public schools here belong to Belle Vernon Area SD. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve Washington Township, with 1,021 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 635 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Washington Township has 395 jobs for its 1,368 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The middle household income for Washington Township comes to $40,000, against $81,000 in Pennsylvania’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Washington Township has added 148 jobs, to 395 in 2023. The typical journey to work here is 32 minutes.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 31% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $550 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
For Washington Township, the FEMA hazard score is 77 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 140 claims here since 1978. Also worth knowing: 90% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A winter brings about 21 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 84°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 2,309 U.S. towns with household incomes like Washington Township’s, it is healthier than 93%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Just over four in five adults in Washington Township had a checkup this year; 37% have high blood pressure. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Washington Township is ahead of Pennsylvania on 1 and behind on 7. Among adults locally, 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
20 mi Theme parkKennywood
25 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
26 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
25 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 2 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Washington Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,899 at the 2020 census, down from 3,902 at the 2010 census. Arnold City, Fairhope, Lynnwood, Gillespie, Naomi and Brownstown are communities in the township.
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10 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #676 | B− | A− | A | B− | C+ |
| Fayette City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rostraver Township | #788 | C+ | B | C | B− | B− |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Fairhope | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lynnwood-Pricedale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naomi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allenport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jefferson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Jefferson Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Fayette City, Fairhope, Lynnwood-Pricedale, Naomi and Allenport aren’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.
Washington Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #676 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health, A for safety and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.
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