Big Bass LakePA
The town has 1,428 residents and lies in Pennsylvania.
Is Big Bass Lake a good place to live?
Only 6 of the 1,038 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower peak summer temperature than Big Bass Lake. The biggest park or preserve is Gouldsboro State Park, at 26 acres. We don’t grade Big Bass Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
1,428 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lake Wallenpaupack and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Big Bass Lake. Close and well known come first.
17 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
14 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
15 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
18 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
25 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
26 mi WaterfallBushkill FallsPhoto credits
Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Bushkill Falls: Snagglepuss at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to Big Bass Lake: who provides what
Big Bass Lake is unincorporated, so Lackawanna 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 Big Bass Lake.
In Big Bass Lake, the FEMA risk score runs lower than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Expected losses in Big Bass Lake break down as 66% from inland flooding and 9% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Big Bass Lake stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
The top destinations are Scranton (13%), Covington Township (9%) and Dunmore (4%). Since 2013, Big Bass Lake has added 63 jobs, to 191 in 2023. The average trip to work in the town is 18 minutes. Its median household income stands at $61,000, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
| Big Bass Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.5% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Big Bass Lake
July afternoons reach 78° and January nights drop to 15°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Big Bass Lake is
Just over a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Big Bass Lake. The town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 3. Two figures for adults in the town: 81% had a checkup this year, 39% sleep under 7 hours.
| Big Bass Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Big Bass Lake | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.6% | 79.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 1.3% of Big Bass Lake
Walkers can cover 1.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Big Bass Lake’s trail network density comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Big Bass Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gouldsboro State Park | 0.1 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Big Bass Lake sells for about $365K
In Big Bass Lake, 91% of households live in a home they own. A home in Big Bass Lake typically sold within 45 days of listing. Sellers in Big Bass Lake got 97.2% of the asking price, typically.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Big Bass Lake
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Big Bass Lake
About 3 of every 100 Big Bass Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Big Bass Lake for work
Where Big Bass Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Big Bass Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Big Bass Lake, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Big Bass Lake yet; the figures below are still real.