West Pike Run TownshipPA
A town of 1,504.
Is West Pike Run Township a good place to live?
West Pike Run Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for safety and an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. On safety, just 6 of Pennsylvania’s 634 towns do better. Only 60 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. West Pike Run Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes West Pike Run Township stand out
Where West Pike Run Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave West Pike Run Township for work
Where West Pike Run Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How West Pike Run Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far West Pike Run Township is from typical.
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Moving to West Pike Run Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Pike Run 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 Pike Run Township.
Property crime in West Pike Run Township is lower than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
On this, West Pike Run Township is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 1.6. The property crime rate in West Pike Run Township is 0 per 1,000 residents. West Pike Run Township reports less crime per resident than 100% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| West Pike Run Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
On state tests, West Pike Run Township’s schools trail 53% of Pennsylvania districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Christian Education Center PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 16 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
West Pike Run Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave West Pike Run Township for work: only 4% work in town. West Pike Run Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, West Pike Run Township has added 32 jobs, to 117 in 2023.
| West Pike Run Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in West Pike Run Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Pike Run Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
West Pike Run Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
West Pike Run Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 21° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Pennsylvania overall
People 65 and older are 27% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). West Pike Run Township’s median age is 49.3 years. West Pike Run Township has lost 2.3% of its people since 2020, down to 1,504 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| West Pike Run Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 49.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| West Pike Run Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.5% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
On CDC estimates, West Pike Run Township is less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
West Pike Run Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in West Pike Run Township.
| West Pike Run Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | West Pike Run Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.3% | 14.5% |
| More adults with arthritis | 37.2% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Daisytown Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about West Pike Run Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of West Pike Run Township
About 4 of every 100 West Pike Run Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About West Pike Run Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
West Pike Run Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,542 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 16 sq mi
West Pike Run Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with West Pike Run Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Pike Run Township | — | — | A | A+ | B− | C+ |
| California | #692 | B− | A+ | C | B− | B− |
| Centerville | #301 | A− | A+ | A | C | B− |
| Beallsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Somerset Township | #254 | A | A | — | B+ | B |
| Fallowfield Township | #832 | C+ | A | — | C | C− |
| Bentleyville | — | — | A | A+ | B+ | D |
| Ellsworth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
West Pike Run Township and Bentleyville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Somerset Township and Fallowfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Beallsville and Ellsworth aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare West Pike Run Township with a neighbor →
Questions about West Pike Run Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Pike Run 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.