Winfield TownshipPA
A town of 3,287, established in 1796.
Is Winfield Township a good place to live?
Winfield Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 334th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 88% of Pennsylvania towns. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $267K, 3.5 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. Winfield Township’s median age is 51.4 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years).
What makes Winfield Township stand out
Where Winfield Township beats most towns.
95% of working residents leave Winfield Township for work
Where Winfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Winfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Winfield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Winfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Winfield 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 Winfield Township.
Winfield Township has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Winfield Township’s workers commute out
Jobs based here fell from 690 in 2013 to 542.
Most working residents leave Winfield Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Winfield Township fell to 542 in 2023, 148 fewer than in 2013. 4.1% of Winfield Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Winfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Winfield Township stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with more of its adults who had a checkup this year
82% of adults had a checkup this year in Winfield Township. Winfield Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 5.8% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Winfield Township.
| Winfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Winfield Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 13.5% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Low risk in Winfield Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Winfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 27% of residents (20% statewide). Winfield Township has lost 2.1% of its people since 2020, down to 3,287 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Winfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 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 ±3.5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Winfield Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Winfield Township
Winfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Winfield Township is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Winfield Township Community Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Winfield Township earns a C+ for cost of living
66.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.2% across Pennsylvania.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Winfield Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Winfield Township
About 3 of every 100 Winfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Winfield Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Winfield Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,365 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 24 sq mi
Winfield Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Winfield Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its A−; Jefferson Township (A) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Township | #334 | A− | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Jefferson Township | #259 | A | B | — | A | B |
| Buffalo Township | #223 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Clearfield Township | — | — | A | — | B− | B |
| South Buffalo Township | #91 | A+ | A− | A | A | B |
Clearfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Winfield Township, Jefferson Township, Buffalo Township and Clearfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Winfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Winfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Winfield Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Winfield Township grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #334 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and A for schools.
Is Winfield Township, PA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $267,000, 7% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.