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GreenfieldPA

A town of 3,736. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.

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Photo: Joe Calzarette · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
3,736
−9.2% since 2010
Median home value
$163K
Census ACS
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
44.3
years
Jobs based here
3,705
A job hub

What makes Greenfield stand out

The 2 things Greenfield does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A job hub

Every workday, about 3,370 people come to Greenfield for work

Where Greenfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Altoona Altoona 11% 4% → Allegheny Allegheny 4% 4% → Hollidaysburg Hollidaysburg 4% 3% → Logan Logan 3% 3% → Bedford Bedford 3% 3% → Blair Blair 3% Greenfield · 22% stay
3,705jobs based in Greenfield
22%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Schools

Greenfield’s public schools outperform 72% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Greenfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Claysburg-Kimmel El SchK–6346B
Claysburg-Kimmel Jr HS7–8102Not graded
Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS9–12266B−
Emmanuel Baptist Christian School Private1–126
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduationAll 4 schools →
Work & commute

About one in five working residents works right in Greenfield

About one in 5 of Greenfield’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Altoona (11%), Allegheny (4%) and Hollidaysburg (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

22%work in town

Where working residents work

In Greenfield22%
Altoona11%
Allegheny4%
Hollidaysburg4%
Logan3%
13 mi
median commute distance
3,705
jobs based in Greenfield
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Greenfield is

Greenfield tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 5 CDC measures.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better5 too close to call0 worse
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
6.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Greenfield has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 74 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

74″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring37–58°
Summer58–78°
Fall41–60°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

5.9% of Greenfield is conserved land

20 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

5.9%conserved
Map of Greenfield: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
5.9%
conserved · 1,364 of 22,970 acres
20 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. State Game Lands Number 260.7 mi1,053
2. Claysburg Community Park0.4 mi7
3. State Game Lands Number 41—301
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
49
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schaefer Head as seen from Blue Knob
2008 · Schaefer Head as seen from Blue Knob · Wikimedia Commons
Greenfield’s story

Greenfield in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Blue Knob Beauty - panoramio (6)2022-09-09 17 43 48 UTC minus 4 Aerial view north along the Interstate 99-U.S. Route 220 corridor in northern Bedford C…
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About Greenfield

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Greenfield Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,785 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
3,788
Area
36 sq mi

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