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%

Wayne Township$1,280/mo

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

Buffington Township$1,020/mo

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

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

Health

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

Wayne TownshipBuffington Township

Snow a year35″46″

January low17°F 18°F

July high82°F 83°F

Growing season (days)155d 157d

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

Outdoors & history

Wayne TownshipBuffington Township

Trails9 mi 3 mi

Conserved land0.9%6.8%

National Register places—1

Archive photos5 2

Famous people born here—1

Community

Wayne TownshipBuffington 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.

Wayne TownshipArmstrong County Buffington TownshipIndiana County

Wayne Township ↔ Buffington 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

Wayne TownshipBuffington Township

People

Population 1,508Lowest 1,604Highest

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

Median age 30.1±9Lowest 26% below PA 31.7±15.3Highest 22% 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 31.3%±5.5Highest PA: 20.4% 22.3%±9.1Lowest 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+ 14.3%±2.2Lowest PA: 19.5% 14.6%±5.3Highest 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+ 12.5%Lowest PA: 35.2% 17.6%Highest PA: 35.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±1.6Lowest PA: 6.1% 9.2%±8.8Highest 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 $63,603±$3kLowest 18% below PA $65,662±$18kHighest 16% 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 $204,500±$43kHighest 20% below PA $162,300±$17kLowest 36% 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 $2,468Highest 25% below PA $2,027Lowest 39% below PA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12.2%±44.8Lowest PA: 48.2% 100%±100Highest 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 10%Highest PA: 11.7% 9.6%Lowest PA: 11.7%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 5.1%±3.4Lowest PA: 15.6% 8.1%±2.5Highest 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 2%Highest 1.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

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

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

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 6.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 9.2 miHighest 3.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

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

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

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Wayne Township vs Buffington 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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