Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,262.
The best of Wayne Township’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Wayne Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Wayne Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers and 4 maps from 1901 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Wayne 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 Wayne Township.
The top destinations are South Bethlehem (4%), Brookville (4%) and Monroe Township (4%). Wayne Township: 2% of working residents work locally, below both the Pennsylvania town median (6.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Its typical household income comes in at $64,000. Half of commuters travel less than 24 miles.
| Wayne Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Leaf Amish School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 30 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Wayne Township: 38% of adults have obesity, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (35%) and U.S. towns (35%). Among adults here, 20% smoke cigarettes.
| Wayne Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Wayne Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 72 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wayne Township. Also worth knowing: of the losses FEMA expects locally, 90% come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9.2 miles of trail. Wayne Township’s trail network density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Wayne Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Wayne Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Wayne Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Wayne Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Wayne Township is a township that is located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,296 at the time of the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 1,200 that was tabulated in 2010.
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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 B+.