Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,639. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
West St. Clair Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for incomes. West St. Clair Township’s median age is 54 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Ryot Covered Bridge and Cuppett's Covered Bridge. West St. Clair Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where West St. Clair Township beats most towns.
Where West St. Clair 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 West St. Clair Township is from typical.
West St.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 maps from 1908 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in West St. Clair 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 West St. Clair Township.
Most working residents leave West St. At $53,000, West St. Clair Township’s median household income is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Since 2013, West St. Clair Township has added 102 jobs, to 398 in 2023.
| West St. Clair Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $53,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The July high in West St. Clair Township is 83°F. Clair Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in West St. Clair Township. Clair Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 15% of adults report frequent physical distress in West St. Clair Township.
| West St. Clair Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | West St. Clair Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19% | 15.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.6% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 47 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West St. Clair Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
65 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. West St. Clair Township’s trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Babcock Division, 761 acres with 4 miles of trail.
| West St. Clair Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Babcock Division | 4 mi | 761 |
| 2. Gallitzin State Forest | — | 761 |
| 3. Mark Mock Memorial Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West St. Clair Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
14 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
39 mi MountainMount Davis
38 mi LakeRaystown Lake
17 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
9 mi Ski areaBlue Knob24 runs · 1,007 ft verticalFlight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of West St. Clair Township
About 3 of every 100 West St. Clair Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3 places in West St. Clair Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
West St. Clair Township is a township that is located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,647 at the time of the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with West St. Clair Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West St. Clair Township | — | — | B− | — | A | C+ |
| East St. Clair Township | #710 | B− | B | — | A | B− |
| Lincoln Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ogle Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Napier Township | — | — | B | — | A | C+ |
West St. Clair Township and Napier Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. West St. Clair Township, East St. Clair Township and Napier Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lincoln Township and Ogle Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare West St. Clair Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
West St. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Yes. The public schools West St.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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