Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
20% of residents live below the poverty line in Beaver Meadows, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Beaver Meadows. Beaver Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Beaver Meadows beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 502 in 1880, a peak of 2,030 in 1940, 897 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 7 maps from 1889 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beaver Meadows, 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 Beaver Meadows.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Beaver Meadows home is worth about $186,000, up 5.8% in a year, 35% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 59% of households own their home in Beaver Meadows, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (78%) and U.S. towns (73%).
| Beaver Meadows | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,238 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Beaver Meadows for work: only 1% work in town. Beaver Meadows’ median household income is $53,000. Since 2013, Beaver Meadows has lost 59 jobs, to 60 in 2023.
| Beaver Meadows | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $53,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Beaver Meadows has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Beaver Meadows is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No violent or property crimes were reported in Beaver Meadows in 2024. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Beaver Meadows is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Beaver Meadows beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of Beaver Meadows adults smoke cigarettes.
| Beaver Meadows | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Beaver Meadows | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.6% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Beaver Meadows | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beaver Meadows Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beaver Meadows. Close and well known come first.
31 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom31 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
35 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
14 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
32 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
10 mi MuseumAsa Packer MansionDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Asa Packer Mansion: Chris18240 (talk), Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Beaver Meadows
About 3 of every 100 Beaver Meadows residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Beaver Meadows’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Beaver Meadows is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 897 at the 2020 U.S. census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Beaver Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Norm Larker and George Cheverko.
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