West Franklin TownshipPA
A town of 1,655.
Is West Franklin Township a good place to live?
The best of West Franklin Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 17% of residents are under 18 in West Franklin Township, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). On civic life, just 25 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 259, at 42 acres. West Franklin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
96% of working residents leave West Franklin Township for work
Where West Franklin Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How West Franklin Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far West Franklin Township is from typical.
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Moving to West Franklin Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Franklin 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in West Franklin Township.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of West Franklin Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave West Franklin Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in West Franklin Township grew to 231 in 2023, 25 more than in 2013. West Franklin Township’s median household income is $68,000, against $81,000 in Pennsylvania’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| West Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 9% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In West Franklin Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
West Franklin Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in West Franklin Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Franklin Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in West Franklin Township trails 53% of U.S. towns
West Franklin Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 37% of West Franklin Township adults have high blood pressure.
| West Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | West Franklin Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.7% | 79.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
West Franklin Township has set aside 1.7% of its land for conservation
3.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in West Franklin Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| West Franklin Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 259 | — | 42 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about West Franklin Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of West Franklin Township
About 2 of every 100 West Franklin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About West Franklin Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
West Franklin Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,709 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,853 tabulated in 2010.
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- Area
- 26 sq mi
West Franklin Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with West Franklin Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Franklin Township | — | — | A | — | B− | B− |
| East Franklin Township | #535 | B | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Clearfield Township | — | — | A | — | B− | B |
| North Buffalo Township | #655 | B− | A | — | B− | B− |
West Franklin Township and Clearfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. West Franklin Township, East Franklin Township, Clearfield Township and North Buffalo Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare West Franklin Township with a neighbor →
Questions about West Franklin Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Franklin Township, PA expensive?
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.