West Perry TownshipPA
A town of 1,081.
Is West Perry Township a good place to live?
West Perry Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C for incomes. West Perry Township’s midpoint age is 53.3 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 31% of the land in West Perry Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Bald Eagle State Forest, at 5,226 acres with 16.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. On civic life, just 157 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. West Perry Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes West Perry Township stand out
Where West Perry Township beats most towns.
1,081 people, and everyone knows the way
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How West Perry Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far West Perry Township is from typical.
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Moving to West Perry Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Perry 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 Perry Township.
Protected land: nearly a third of West Perry Township
Trails total 20 miles in 2 parks and preserves. In West Perry Township, the density of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bald Eagle State Forest | 16.4 mi | 5,226 |
| 2. Basom Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With only 0.5 jobs per working resident, most people in West Perry Township work out of town
Since 2013, West Perry Township has added 36 jobs, to 200 in 2023. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Among workers locally, 5.6% work from home. The top destinations are Middleburg (7%), Penn Township (6%) and Franklin Township (5%).
| West Perry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of West Perry Township are less healthy than seven in ten U.S. towns
In West Perry Township, 25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Two figures for adults here: 15% report frequent physical distress, 28% get no exercise outside work.
| West Perry Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | West Perry Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in West Perry Township
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in West Perry Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, West Perry Township sits below 55% of U.S. communities. One claim on flood insurance has been paid out here since 1999. 73% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 10%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about West Perry Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of West Perry Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 West Perry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
97% of working residents leave West Perry Township for work
Where West Perry Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about West Perry Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Perry 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−.