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Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Washington Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and a B for history; its weakest is a C for incomes. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Washington Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. 61% of the land in Washington Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Tiadaghton State Forest, at 14,239 acres with 43.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Washington Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns. Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1792 and 5 maps from 1923 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
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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.
54 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Washington Township is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tiadaghton State Forest | 43.1 mi | 14,239 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 252 | 5.3 mi | 883 |
| 3. Bald Eagle State Forest | 2.2 mi | 524 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leisure Acre School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 29 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 4% work in town. Washington Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Washington Township grew to 98 in 2023, 31 more than in 2013.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Washington Township since 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
22% of adults binge drink in Washington Township. Washington Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 44% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 25% | 30.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.6% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 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.
60.5% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Washington Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,769 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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6 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | C+ |
| Armstrong Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Limestone Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Brady Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Township | #477 | B+ | A | — | A− | B− |
| Lewis Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| West Buffalo Township | #599 | B | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
Washington Township, Limestone Township and Lewis Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Limestone Township, Gregg Township, Lewis Township and West Buffalo Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Armstrong Township and Brady Township 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.
Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.