Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 7,598, settled in 1831.
Archbald's standout: it has 53 miles of trail. Overall it grades A−, ranked 341st of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It reports less crime per resident than 78% of U.S. towns. Archbald’s trail density is 3.1 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 307, 785 acres with 1.7 miles of trail.
Where Archbald beats most towns.
17.5% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Archbald is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,571 in 1870, 7,297 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1892 and 5 maps from 1946 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Archbald. Close and well known come first.
17 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
9 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
39 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park13 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
33 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
40 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a yearLake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Archbald, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Archbald.
Archbald pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Pennsylvania norm, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 307 | 1.7 mi | 785 |
| 2. Archbald Pothole State Park | 1.4 mi | 140 |
| 3. Aylesworth Park | 1 mi | 57 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Valley View SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Valley View HS, with 747 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 565 | C |
| Valley View HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 747 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
At 8.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 59% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 48 to 18 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Archbald’s property crime rate is 4.7 per 1,000 residents, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 6.8 and U.S. towns at 11.5.
| Archbald | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 4.7 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Against the 10,668 U.S. towns with household incomes like Archbald’s, it is healthier than 89%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Archbald beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults binge drink in Archbald.
| Archbald | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Archbald | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.5% | 64.4% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.9% | 85.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Archbald is 46.3 years. Archbald has grown 3.1% since 2020, to 7,598 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Archbald | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Archbald | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Archbald has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Archbald’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Archbald has about as many jobs (3,083) as working residents, but only 451 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Archbald for work: only 13% work in town. Since 2013, Archbald has added 404 jobs, to 3,083 in 2023. The top destinations are Scranton (17%), Dunmore (5%) and Jessup (4%).
| Archbald | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.3% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Archbald grades A− overall with a typical home of about $272K, below the Pennsylvania typical value; only 34 of the 112 Pennsylvania towns graded A− or better can say that. Home values rose 50% in five years, to about $272K, against 23% across Pennsylvania.
The typical Archbald home is worth about $272,000, up 8% in a year, 5% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Archbald | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $966 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 78% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 32 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Archbald.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Archbald
About 5 of every 100 Archbald residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
4 notable people were born in Archbald.
City in Pennsylvania, US
Archbald is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is named for James Archbald, the first mayor of Carbondale, Pennsylvania. Before being renamed in Archbald's honor, the name of the settlement was White Oak Run. Most of the original settlers were Irish Catholics, fleeing the Great Famine. The population was 7,348 at the 2021 census. The village of Eynon is incorporated into Archbald.
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6 towns share a border with Archbald.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archbald | #341 | A− | C+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Blakely | #446 | B+ | B | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Jermyn | — | — | B | — | A− | A− |
| Jessup | #494 | B+ | B− | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Jefferson Township | #280 | A− | B | A+ | A | B− |
| Scott Township | #70 | A+ | B− | A+ | A− | B+ |
| Mayfield | — | — | B+ | A+ | A− | A− |
Jermyn and Mayfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jermyn reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Archbald with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Archbald grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #341 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health, A− for safety and B+ for schools.
That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($65,158 across the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
4 notable people were born here, including Bob Shemonski and Dick Tracewski.
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