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Rush Township vs Lanse

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (832× in Rush Township) and size (24.4× in Rush Township).

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Rush Township, PAAn outdoors townCentre County · 3,637 people
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Lanse, PAA small town of 149Pennsylvania · 149 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.

Rush TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#3 most conserved land in PA166 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves Schools#186 for schools in PAof 765 towns Health77% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Rush Township →
LanseA small town of 149
Quiet strengthsLanse doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lanse →
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.

Trails832×
Rush Township has more miles of trail
Rush Township 166.4 miLanse 0.2 mi
Size24.4×
Rush Township is the bigger place
Rush Township 3,637Lanse 149
Jobs per worker9×
Rush Township is more of a job hub
Rush Township 0.99Lanse 0.11
Conserved land+60.7 pts
Rush Township has more conserved land
Rush Township 61.4%Lanse 0.7%
Street grid3.3×
Lanse has the more walkable street grid
Lanse 4.6Rush Township 1.4
Property tax bill+55%
Tax bills are bigger in Rush Township
Rush Township $1,806Lanse $1,167
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rush Township and Lanse share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Rush TownshipLanseRush TownshipLanse
Rush Township ↔ Lanse9.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
4 Lanse residents work in Rush Township (3.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lanse →
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
B+Rush TownshipBetter than 71% of districts in the state –LanseNot graded
Health
C−Rush TownshipHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns –LanseNot graded
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
Rush TownshipLanse
Snow a year50″50″
January low16°F16°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)142d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd7th
Outdoors & history
Rush TownshipLanse
Trails166 mi—
Conserved land61.4%—
National Register places5—
Community
Rush TownshipLanse
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.

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.

Rush TownshipLanse
People
Population 3,637Highest 149Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.5% PA: +2.4% —
Median age 52.6±2.8Lowest 29% above PA 58.4±17Highest 43% above PA
Lanse and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.6%±3.7Highest PA: 20.4% 10.1%±25.6Lowest PA: 20.4%
Rush Township and Lanse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.3%±6.3Highest PA: 19.5% 16.8%±25.3Lowest PA: 19.5%
Rush Township and Lanse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25%Highest PA: 35.2% 5.2%Lowest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±2.1Highest PA: 6.1% 0%±11.4Lowest PA: 6.1%
Rush Township and Lanse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,732±$14k about the PA average —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $158,500±$28k 38% below PA —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $891±$87 26% below PA —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,806Highest 45% below PA $1,167Lowest 65% below PA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.9%±24.7 PA: 48.2% —
Below poverty line 6.4%Lowest PA: 11.7% 10.7%Highest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.5%Lowest PA: 69.3% 100%Highest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 9 yrs newer than PA 1946Lowest 19 yrs older than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 min 13% above PA —
Work from home 10.8%±6Lowest PA: 15.6% 25%±30.2Highest PA: 15.6%
Lanse and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 11.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.99Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town College Township (12%)College Township (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lanse4% work in Rush Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 61.4%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 166.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 4.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #186 of 765 in PA—
School district Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD—
High school in town None in town—
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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