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A town of 1,856, settled in 1851.
Waverly Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for health and schools; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. 76% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Waverly Township, against 29% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 84 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. On civic life, just 68 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better. Waverly Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Waverly Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Waverly Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Waverly Sch | K–4 | 307 |
Where Waverly 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 Waverly Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Waverly 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 Waverly Township.
Waverly Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 13 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Waverly Township, below both the Pennsylvania town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). 18% of adults get no exercise outside work in Waverly Township.
| Waverly Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Waverly Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 13.6% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Abington Heights SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 307 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Waverly Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Waverly Township for work: only 2% work in town. Waverly Township’s median household income is $151,000. Since 2013, Waverly Township has added 85 jobs, to 202 in 2023.
| Waverly Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $151,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Waverly Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Waverly Township is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Waverly Township's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.
| Waverly Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.7 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
2.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Meadowsweet Preserve, at 62 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Waverly Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Meadowsweet Preserve | 1.5 mi | 62 |
| 2. Frisbee Golf | 0.5 mi | 9 |
| 3. Waverly Preserve | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Waverly Township. Close and well known come first.
8 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
25 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
32 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park12 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
12 mi Ski areaMontage Mountain Ski Area25 runs · 998 ft vertical
34 mi State parkHickory Run State ParkSteamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0
8 within 15 miles of the center of Waverly Township
About 4 of every 100 Waverly Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Waverly is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the central community within Waverly Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally called Abington Center, it was founded in the late 18th century by settlers from Connecticut, along the Warriors' Path. The population in 2024 according to World Population Review was 504, declining at a rate of -1.37% annually.
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6 towns share a border with Waverly Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Township | — | — | C− | — | A | A |
| South Abington Township | #255 | A | D | A− | A | A |
| North Abington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glenburn Township | — | — | C− | — | A | A |
| Dalton | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Clarks Summit | #26 | A+ | C− | A | A | A |
| Clarks Green | — | — | C− | — | A | A+ |
Waverly Township, Glenburn Township, Dalton and Clarks Green have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Waverly Township, Glenburn Township, Dalton and Clarks Green report no FBI crime data of their own. North Abington Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Waverly Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. 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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