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A township of 32,939 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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Township in Pennsylvania, US
1809Established
33,567Population
14.4 sq miArea

Ross Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is adjacent to the northern border of Pittsburgh. The population of the township was 33,176 at the 2020 census. While most of the township is residential, a retail corridor is located along McKnight Road along with business districts on U.S. Route 19 and Babcock Boulevard. Ross Township, along with the nearby borough of West View, comprises part of the North Hills School District, and both participate in the multi-municipality Northland Public Library.

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Safety Grade C

Ross reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Ross 1
Pennsylvania 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Ross 24.8
Pennsylvania 13.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Ross’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#78Best public schoolsof 764 in PA
DistrictNorth Hills SDSchools10

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