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WalkerPA

A town of 4,672. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.

Population

4,672

+3.7% since 2010

Median home value

$301K

Census ACS

Household income

$89K

median

Median age

45.1

years

Jobs based here

522

A commuter town

What makes Walker stand out

The 2 things Walker does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

A−School Grade

Schools

#50 for schools in PA

of 764 towns

School Grade A−.

Conserved land & trails

Outdoors

#278 most conserved land in PA

12 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

16.1% of the town is conserved land.

A commuter town

94% of working residents leave Walker for work

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

522jobs based in Walker

6%of working residents work in town

14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Walker’s report card

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SchoolsA−Beats 82% of PA districts Outdoors12 miof trails · 16.1% conserved Commute14 miHalf of commuters travel less Hazards25/100Low risk of storm & flood damage Climate81°/18°Summer high · winter low · 44″ snow

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Weather

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H 64° · L 55°

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Upcoming events

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Walker. Another town gets a different order.

Schools

Walker’s public schools outperform 82% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Walker’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 82% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Marion-Walker El Sch	K–5	353	A
Hubler Ridge School Private	1–8	29
Sunny Meadow Parochial School Private	1–8	28

NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →

Outdoors

16.1% of Walker is conserved land

12 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

16.1%conserved

Map of Walker: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

16.1%

conserved · 3,937 of 24,455 acres

12 mi

of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

#278

most conserved land in PA

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Bald Eagle State Forest	3.5 mi	1,522
2. State Game Lands Number 295	1 mi	1,582
3. Walker Township Park	0.7 mi	16

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Walker

Most working residents leave Walker for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are College (20%), State College (7%) and Ferguson (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Walker6%

College20%

State College7%

Ferguson6%

Bellefonte6%

14 mi

median commute distance

522

jobs based in Walker

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 25% of U.S. communities.

25risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanes

paid flood claims since 1978

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Walker has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°

Spring37–58°

Summer58–79°

Fall42–60°

Oct 26

typical first frost

Apr 20

typical last frost

+0.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Health

How healthy Walker is

Walker tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 5 CDC measures.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania

0 better5 too close to call0 worse

Mount Nittany Medical Center

18.1 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: dental

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

2005 · Pennsylvania State Route 445 · Wikimedia Commons

Walker’s story

Walker in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

1874Atlas of Centre County, Pennsylvania
2005Pennsylvania State Route 445
2013Nittany Valley Farms

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About Walker

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Walker Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,639 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 3,433 tabulated in 2010.

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