A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Buffington Township$1,020/mo

Typical home $162K (Census) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

Wayne Township$1,280/mo

Typical home $205K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Wayne Township and Buffington Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Pennsylvania ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–Buffington TownshipNot graded BWayne TownshipBetter than 55% of districts in the state

Health

C+Buffington TownshipHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns CWayne TownshipHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

Buffington TownshipWayne Township

Snow a year46″35″

January low18°F 17°F

July high83°F 82°F

Growing season (days)157d 155d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th 66th

Outdoors & history

Buffington TownshipWayne Township

Trails3 mi 9 mi

Conserved land6.8%0.9%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos2 5

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Buffington TownshipWayne Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

31 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Buffington TownshipIndiana County Wayne TownshipArmstrong County

Buffington Township ↔ Wayne Township31 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Pennsylvania average

Buffington TownshipWayne Township

People

Population 1,604Highest 1,508Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.8%Lowest PA: +2.4% +8%Highest PA: +2.4%

Median age 31.7±15.3Highest 22% below PA 30.1±9Lowest 26% below PA

Buffington Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 22.3%±9.1Lowest PA: 20.4% 31.3%±5.5Highest PA: 20.4%

Wayne Township and Buffington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 14.6%±5.3Highest PA: 19.5% 14.3%±2.2Lowest PA: 19.5%

Buffington Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.6%Highest PA: 35.2% 12.5%Lowest PA: 35.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.2%±8.8Highest PA: 6.1% 3.3%±1.6Lowest PA: 6.1%

Buffington Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $65,662±$18kHighest 16% below PA $63,603±$3kLowest 18% below PA

Buffington Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $162,300±$17kLowest 36% below PA $204,500±$43kHighest 20% below PA

Wayne Township and Buffington Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $950±$262 21% below PA —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,027Lowest 39% below PA $2,468Highest 25% below PA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest PA: 48.2% 12.2%±44.8Lowest PA: 48.2%

Buffington Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 9.6%Lowest PA: 11.7% 10%Highest PA: 11.7%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 88.8%Lowest PA: 69.3% 89.1%Highest PA: 69.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 14 yrs newer than PA 1977Lowest 12 yrs newer than PA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 16% below PA 39 minHighest 48% above PA

Work from home 8.1%±2.5Highest PA: 15.6% 5.1%±3.4Lowest PA: 15.6%

Buffington Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Highest 0.14Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town White Township (11%)South Bethlehem (4%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wayne TownshipFew work in Buffington Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.8%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miLowest 9.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 2.5Highest

Pennsylvania average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Buffington Township vs Wayne Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Wayne Township

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

31 miles apart

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