McPheeter House in, 2015
Woodcock Township’s story
182 years in pictures
Census counts: 215 in 1850, 141 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 5 maps from 1923 on.
- 1844Woodcock Township is settled
Woodcock TownshipPA
TownGrade
C+
#830 of 1032 in PA
8 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,727
2025 Census estimate · −1.1% since 2020
Median home value
$175K
Census ACS
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
42.1
years
Jobs based here
881
Balanced
Settled
1844
182 years ago
Is Woodcock Township a good place to live?
Walkability is its weak spot. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Its best grade is for cost of living: a typical home costs about $175K, 2.9 years of the Meadville area’s $60K median household income. Overall, that makes a C+, good for 830th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. That leaves it better than 36% of U.S. towns. Colonel Crawford Park, at 283 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Woodcock Township’s peak summer temperature is 81°F, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 85°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools, B− for health and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
How Woodcock Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Woodcock Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.5 of 20; 5% of households have no car; 0.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →Cost of livingBetter than most of the towns comparedB+Open →SchoolsClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →Hazard riskInland flooding tops the listB−Open →HealthMeadville Medical Center 5.5 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsMore parks and open land than mostBOpen →HistoryAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →Civic life5.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Woodcock Township stand out
Where Woodcock Township beats most towns.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Woodcock Township.
Woodcock Township has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
OutdoorsB
3% of Woodcock Township is conserved land
#497for trails in PA
Trails run 13 miles in 6 parks and preserves. The parks and preserves spread over 445 acres of Woodcock Township.
| Woodcock Township | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
3%
conserved · 618 of 20,778 acres
13 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bossard Nature Area | 1.9 mi | 70 |
| 2. Colonel Crawford Park | 1.1 mi | 283 |
| 3. Woodcock Creek Lake - Outflow Recreation Area | 0.6 mi | 57 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
SchoolsB
On state tests, Woodcock Township’s schools beat 55% of Pennsylvania districts
55%of PA districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 17 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Woodcock Township
64″snow a winter
The Linesville 1 S weather station, 18 miles away, records that about 3 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 95% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 18° and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring35–57°
Summer57–79°
Fall41–61°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Woodcock Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.8 jobs for each of them
6%work in town
Jobs based here grew from 592 in 2013 to 881.
The median household income for Woodcock Township is $67,000. Commuting out is the norm here: 6% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Woodcock Township has added 289 jobs, to 881 in 2023. The top destinations are Meadville (20%), Vernon Township (7%) and Hayfield Township (7%).
| Woodcock Township | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Woodcock Township6%
Meadville20%
Vernon Township7%
Hayfield Township7%
Saegertown6%
8 mi
median commute distance
881
jobs based in Woodcock Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Moderate risk in Woodcock Township, with inland flooding at the top
51risk score of 100
The national flood insurance program has paid 5 claims in Woodcock Township since 1981. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. 88% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
5
paid flood claims since 1981
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthB−
Woodcock Township ranks healthier than 50% of the country’s towns
50%of U.S. towns are less healthyB−Health Grade
Against the 10,164 U.S. towns with household incomes like Woodcock Township’s, it is healthier than 68%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Woodcock Township who have high blood pressure is 36%. In Woodcock Township, 35% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 18% binge drink.
| Woodcock Township | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better21 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Woodcock Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.1% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 7.4% |
Meadville Medical Center
5.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental
41st
percentile among PA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Woodcock Township
18pages on Woodcock Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Woodcock Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodcock Township, and how to reach them.
PowerNorthwestern Rural E C A16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMeadville Area Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers82% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Woodcock Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCrawford County Board of ElectionsCrawford County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes16433, 16335, 1640316433 65% · 16335 31% · 16403 4%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Woodcock Township
About 1 of every 100 Woodcock Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Woodcock Township
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Woodcock is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 140 at the 2020 census, down from 157 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1844
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,198 ft
Woodcock Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Woodcock Township.
Hayfield TownshipSaegertownWest Mead TownshipWoodcockRichmond TownshipBlooming ValleyCambridge TownshipEast Mead TownshipWoodcock Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodcock Township · Woodcock | #830 | C+ | B+ | — | B | B− |
| Hayfield Township | #565 | B | B+ | — | B | B− |
| Saegertown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Mead Township | #427 | B+ | A− | A+ | C+ | C+ |
| Richmond Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Blooming Valley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cambridge Township | — | — | A− | — | B | C+ |
| East Mead Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
Richmond Township, Cambridge Township and East Mead Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Woodcock Township, Hayfield Township, Richmond Township, Cambridge Township and East Mead Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Saegertown and Blooming Valley aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Woodcock and Woodcock Township are one community, graded once. Compare Woodcock Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Woodcock Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Woodcock Township, PA a good place to live?
Woodcock Township grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #830 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Woodcock 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 B+.
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