Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. Youngwood earns an A+, 1st among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. A typical home costs about $155K, 2 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income, its schools rank ahead of 89% of Pennsylvania towns, and the median household earns $71K. Its lowest mark, a B+, is in health. On civic life, just 31 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better. Youngwood is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 77% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Youngwood Park and Pool, at 22 acres.
Where Youngwood beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Youngwood is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,881 in 1910, a peak of 4,138 in 2000, 2,975 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 5 maps from 1902 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Youngwood, 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 Youngwood.
Youngwood pairs an A+ overall with homes cheaper than the Pennsylvania norm, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Hempfield Township and other neighbors.
Youngwood grades A+ overall with a typical home of about $155K, below the Pennsylvania typical value; only 34 of the 112 Pennsylvania towns graded A− or better can say that. At 2 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home (about $155K) costs less against local pay than in 90% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 7.6%. Youngwood’s going rate for rent stands at $849 a month. The share of households in Youngwood who are owner-occupiers: 66%.
| Youngwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $849 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The FEMA hazard score for Youngwood comes to 11 of 100, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (30 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). One declared disaster, in 2004, has brought federal aid to Youngwood households. FEMA puts 82% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Since 2004, Youngwood has seen 4 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 10,550 U.S. towns with household incomes like Youngwood’s, it is healthier than 90%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
In Youngwood, 6.1% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, near the Pennsylvania town median (7%) and below the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). Among adults here, 30% have high blood pressure. Two figures for adults here: 19% binge drink, 12% report frequent physical distress.
| Youngwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Youngwood | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.8% | 18.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 30 inches a winter. Youngwood has chilly winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Youngwood has about as many jobs (1,419) as working residents, but only 87 people both live and work here.
The top destinations are Hempfield Township (15%), Greensburg (8%) and Pittsburgh (7%). Most people who work leave Youngwood to do it: just 6% work in town. Since 2013, Youngwood has lost 296 jobs, to 1,419 in 2023. Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles.
| Youngwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Youngwood has 2 parks and preserves, 23 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Youngwood Park and Pool | — | 22 |
| 2. Youngwood Borough Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Youngwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
Big draw37 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
18 mi Theme parkKennywood
26 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
26 mi Stadium & arenaPNC ParkFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0
6 within 15 miles of the center of Youngwood
About 3 of every 100 Youngwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Youngwood is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Youngwood had a population of 2,975.
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One town shares a border with Youngwood.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngwood | #1 | A+ | A+ | — | A | B+ |
| New Stanton | — | — | B− | — | A | B+ |
New Stanton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Youngwood and New Stanton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Youngwood with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Youngwood grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #1 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and A for schools.
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+.
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