BrowntownPA
A town in Pennsylvania, home to 1,671 people.
Is Browntown a good place to live?
Only one of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Browntown. Browntown’s median age is 34.6 years, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). We don’t grade Browntown yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Browntown for work
Where Browntown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Browntown: who provides what
Browntown is unincorporated, so Luzerne 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 Browntown.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Browntown work out of town
Since 2013, Browntown has lost 717 jobs, to 164 in 2023. The top destinations are Wilkes-Barre (10%), Pittston Township (9%) and Scranton (9%). For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.9%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 7 miles.
| Browntown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Browntown has snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Browntown faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 66% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Browntown, 81% come from inland flooding and 6% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Browntown is
80% of adults had a checkup this year in Browntown. This Pennsylvania town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 2. Among adults locally, 17% say their health is fair or poor and 18% binge drink.
| Browntown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Browntown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 69.4% | 64.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 4.1% of Browntown
Parks and preserves in Browntown: one, of 9 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tony Attardo Memorial Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Browntown sells for about $200K
The share of households in Browntown who own their home: 78%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Steamtown National Historic Site and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Browntown. Close and well known come first.
9 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
29 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
25 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park5 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
20 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
7 mi Ski areaMontage Mountain Ski Area25 runs · 998 ft verticalPhoto credits
Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Browntown
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Browntown
About 2 of every 100 Browntown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Browntown
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Browntown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to Pittston City. The CDP population was 1,418 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
Browntown’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Browntown.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browntown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pittston Township | #895 | C | C+ | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Pittston | #772 | C+ | B | A | C+ | C− |
| Yatesville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Browntown and Yatesville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Browntown with a neighbor →
Questions about Browntown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Browntown, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Browntown yet; the figures below are still real.