Woodward TownshipPA
A town of 3,911.
Is Woodward Township a good place to live?
Woodward Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $119K for a typical one, or 1.9 years of the DuBois area’s $62K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 551st of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $62K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 8.6% of residents are under 18 in Woodward Township, below both the Pennsylvania town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Only 83 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
What makes Woodward Township stand out
Where Woodward Township beats most towns.
How Woodward Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Woodward Township is from typical.
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Moving to Woodward Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodward 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 Woodward Township.
Woodward Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Lawrence Township and other neighbors, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Woodward Township
65 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 10 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 65 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Woodward Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of Woodward Township’s adults sleep under 7 hours
Against the 9,395 U.S. towns with household incomes like Woodward Township’s, it is less healthy than 52%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
45% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Woodward Township. Woodward Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 21% of adults binge drink in Woodward Township.
| Woodward Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Woodward Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 8.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 10.2% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Woodward Township
Woodward Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Woodward Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Woodward Township
Woodward Township has about as many jobs (1,065) as working residents, but only 48 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Woodward Township for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Woodward Township is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Woodward Township grew to 1,065 in 2023, 167 more than in 2013.
| Woodward Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A smaller share of Woodward Township is conserved land than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Woodward Township’s conserved land covers 0.1% of the town. 3.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Woodward Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Houtzdale Woodward Recreation Park | 0.6 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Woodward Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Woodward Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Woodward Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Woodward Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Woodward Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,108 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 22 sq mi
Woodward Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Woodward Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward Township | #551 | B | A+ | — | B+ | C |
| Rush Township | #757 | C+ | A− | — | B− | C− |
| Knox Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Decatur Township | #588 | B | A | — | B− | C− |
| Brisbin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boggs Township | — | — | A− | — | B− | C |
| Bigler Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Gulich Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C |
Boggs Township, Bigler Township and Gulich Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Woodward Township, Rush Township, Decatur Township, Boggs Township, Bigler Township and Gulich Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Knox Township and Brisbin aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Woodward Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Woodward Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Woodward Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Woodward Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #551 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and B+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Woodward 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+.