Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Woodward Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and a B for history; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 166 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. 27% of residents are 65 or older in Woodward Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Only 64 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Woodward Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 87% of U.S. towns. Woodward Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Woodward Township beats most towns.
Where Woodward 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 Woodward Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1923 on.
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.
Ordered by what stands out in Woodward Township.
The top destinations are Williamsport (36%), Loyalsock Township (8%) and Jersey Shore (3%). For most workers, Woodward Township is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Woodward Township has added 145 jobs, to 541 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles.
| Woodward Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On expected storm and flood damage, Woodward Township sits above 73% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 27 claims locally since 1979. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 89% come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 19° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Woodward Township, the share who smoke cigarettes is 19%. Two figures for adults locally: 15% report frequent physical distress, 37% have high blood pressure.
| Woodward 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% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Woodward Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Woodward Township
About 2 of every 100 Woodward Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Woodward Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,043 at the 2020 census, down from 2,200 in 2010. It is part of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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5 towns share a border with Woodward Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C+ |
| Piatt Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Old Lycoming Township | #917 | C | C+ | — | C | C+ |
| Susquehanna Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Williamsport | #944 | C− | C+ | C+ | C | C |
Woodward Township and Piatt Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Woodward Township, Piatt Township and Old Lycoming Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Susquehanna Township and Anthony Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Woodward Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.