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Forward Township vs Pymatuning Township

80 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11.8× in Pymatuning Township) and property tax bill (+72% in Forward Township).

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Forward Township, PAKnown for its schoolsAllegheny County · 3,009 people
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Pymatuning Township, PAKnown for its schoolsMercer County · 3,066 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Forward TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#229 for schools in PAof 765 towns Outdoors#226 most conserved land in PA0.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 51%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Forward Township →
Pymatuning TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 40%of PA districts Health62% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pymatuning Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails11.8×
Pymatuning Township has more miles of trail
Pymatuning Township 4.7 miForward Township 0.4 mi
Property tax bill+72%
Tax bills are bigger in Forward Township
Forward Township $2,825Pymatuning Township $1,639
Home values+39%
Homes cost more in Forward Township
Forward Township $166,000Pymatuning Township $119,300
Conserved land+19.1 pts
Forward Township has more conserved land
Forward Township 19.2%Pymatuning Township 0.1%
Jobs per worker2×
Pymatuning Township is more of a job hub
Pymatuning Township 0.96Forward Township 0.47
Average commute8 min
Pymatuning Township has the shorter commute
Forward Township 31 minPymatuning Township 23 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Forward Township

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.

Forward Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $1,120/mo · Housing →
Pymatuning Township$760/mo
Typical home $119K (Census) · tax rate 1.37% · or rent about $698/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Forward Township and Pymatuning 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

Forward Township places higher on 11 of 20 PA lists

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
A−Forward TownshipBetter than 79% of districts in the state C+Pymatuning TownshipBetter than 40% of districts in the state
Health
B−Forward TownshipHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns C+Pymatuning TownshipHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns
11Forward Township
8Pymatuning Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 1055 towns #226#1049 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1058 towns #893#319 Cheapest rentCost of living · 1032 towns #525#45 Lowest depressionHealth · 1058 towns #251#732 Highest graduation rateSchools · 1036 towns #28#476 Best schoolsSchools · 765 towns #229#554 Lowest property taxCost of living · 1058 towns #390#92 Fewest smokersHealth · 1058 towns #518#777

Left end = #1 in Pennsylvania. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Forward Township’s rankings →

Life in each

Pymatuning Township gets 46 more inches of snow a year

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
Forward TownshipPymatuning Township
Snow a year21″68″
January low21°F19°F
July high84°F83°F
Growing season (days)177d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd31st
Outdoors & history
Forward TownshipPymatuning Township
Trails0 mi5 mi
Conserved land19.2%0.1%
Settled1869—
National Register places—1
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Forward TownshipPymatuning Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

80 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Forward TownshipAllegheny CountyPymatuning TownshipMercer County
Forward Township ↔ Pymatuning Township80 miles apart
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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.

Forward TownshipPymatuning Township
People
Population 3,009Lowest 3,066Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.1%Lowest PA: +2.4% -5%Highest PA: +2.4%
Median age 51.9±3.7Lowest 27% above PA 52.2±3.7Highest 28% above PA
Pymatuning Township and Forward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.9%±3.8Lowest PA: 20.4% 15.4%±4Highest PA: 20.4%
Pymatuning Township and Forward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.2%±6.2Highest PA: 19.5% 22.1%±5Lowest PA: 19.5%
Forward Township and Pymatuning Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.4%Highest PA: 35.2% 10.2%Lowest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.3Highest PA: 6.1% 0.2%±0.6Lowest PA: 6.1%
Forward Township and Pymatuning Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,171±$17kHighest 14% below PA $54,574±$9kLowest 30% below PA
Forward Township and Pymatuning Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,000±$16kHighest 35% below PA $119,300±$11kLowest 53% below PA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,120±$57Highest 7% below PA $698±$489Lowest 42% below PA
Forward Township and Pymatuning Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,825Highest 15% below PA $1,639Lowest 50% below PA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19.4%±16.6Lowest PA: 48.2% 58.9%±23.8Highest PA: 48.2%
Pymatuning Township and Forward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.7%Lowest PA: 11.7% 16.8%Highest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Highest PA: 69.3% 80%Lowest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 16 yrs older than PA 1970Highest 5 yrs newer than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 17% above PA 23 minLowest 12% below PA
Work from home 6.7%±4.2Lowest PA: 15.6% 9.8%±4.6Highest PA: 15.6%
Pymatuning Township and Forward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Lowest 9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Lowest 0.96Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Pittsburgh (18%)Hermitage (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pymatuning TownshipFew work in Forward Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.2%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 4.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 12.4Highest 10.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #229 of 765 in PA#554 of 765 in PA
School district Elizabeth Forward SDReynolds SD
High school in town None in townReynolds JSHS
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.8
Pennsylvania average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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