Arlington HeightsPA
A town of 6,847.
Is Arlington Heights a good place to live?
15% of the land in Arlington Heights is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Pinebrook Park, at 45 acres. We don’t grade Arlington Heights yet; the figures below are still real.
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 61 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Arlington Heights. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
4 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
28 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
29 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
8 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
36 mi MountainHigh PointPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Arlington Heights: who provides what
Arlington Heights is unincorporated, so Monroe County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Arlington Heights.
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Arlington Heights
A winter brings about 42 inches of snow, with January nights at 18° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Open space protected for good: 14.5% of Arlington Heights
In Arlington Heights, the trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. 6.0 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves here: 11, covering 159 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pinebrook Park | 0.9 mi | 45 |
| 2. Yetter Park | 0.8 mi | 28 |
| 3. Brodhead Creek Park | 0.6 mi | 32 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Arlington Heights is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Expected losses in Arlington Heights break down as 60% from inland flooding and 20% from cold waves. Arlington Heights’ risk rating from FEMA is 35 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More children than Pennsylvania overall
For residents in Arlington Heights, the share who are under 18 is 28%. Children under 18 are 28% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). Arlington Heights’ age of the median resident stands at 39 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 35%, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Arlington Heights | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 39 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Arlington Heights | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A job hub: Arlington Heights has 1.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 3,400 commuters
Most people who work leave Arlington Heights to do it: just 10% work in town. The top destinations are Stroud Township (13%), Stroudsburg (8%) and East Stroudsburg (8%). The median commute is under 17 miles.
| Arlington Heights | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Arlington Heights is
Among adults in Arlington Heights, 17% binge drink. A fifth of adults in Arlington Heights smoke cigarettes; 25% say their health is fair or poor.
| Arlington Heights | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Arlington Heights | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 24.5% | 18.7% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 30.3% | 23.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Arlington Heights sell for about $500K
Arlington Heights’ typical rent comes in at $1,320 a month. In Arlington Heights, 76% of households own their home.
| Arlington Heights | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,320 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Arlington Heights
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Arlington Heights
About 5 of every 100 Arlington Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Arlington Heights
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Arlington Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,331 at the 2020 census. One notable location in Arlington Heights is the Stroud Mall. Arlington Heights is 38.7 miles (62.3 km) northeast of Allentown and 76.7 miles (123.4 km) northwest of New York City.
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- Area
- 5.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 499 ft
Arlington Heights’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Arlington Heights.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stroud Township | #800 | C+ | C− | — | B− | B− |
| East Stroudsburg | #888 | C | C− | — | C+ | B |
| Stroudsburg | #914 | C | D | — | B− | B− |
Stroud Township, East Stroudsburg and Stroudsburg report no FBI crime data of their own. Arlington Heights isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Arlington Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Arlington Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Arlington Heights, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Arlington Heights yet; the figures below are still real.