Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,071.
Clinton Township’s best subject grades are an A− for the outdoors and a B for schools; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Clinton Township’s July high is 80°F, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (85°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Homes are expensive, about $228K for a typical one and 3.7 times the county’s $62K median household income. 13% of the land in Clinton Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Prompton State Park, at 947 acres with 12.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Clinton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Clinton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Clinton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1892 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton Township, 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 Clinton Township.
Most working residents leave Clinton Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Clinton Township grew to 47 in 2023, 36 more than in 2013. Clinton Township’s median household income is $68,000.
| Clinton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The January low in Clinton Township is 15°F. Clinton Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prompton State Park | 12.7 mi | 947 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Clinton Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Clinton Township.
| Clinton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Clinton Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.9% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 18.8% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 60.8% | 64.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Clinton Township since 2006.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clinton Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
21 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year9 mi Ski areaElk Mountain Ski Resort28 runs · 908 ft vertical
39 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year26 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
24 mi Ski areaMontage Mountain Ski Area25 runs · 998 ft verticalLake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Clinton Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Clinton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Clinton Township is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 2,040 at the time of the 2020 United States Census.
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8 towns share a border with Clinton Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | — | — | C− | — | B | B− |
| Dyberry Township | — | — | C | — | A− | B− |
| Forest City | — | — | A− | A+ | B | C− |
| Mount Pleasant Township | — | — | D | — | B | B− |
| Vandling | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waymart | — | — | A− | A+ | B | B− |
| Canaan Township | #875 | C | C | — | B | B− |
| Fell Township | — | — | B | — | C | C |
Clinton Township, Dyberry Township, Forest City, Mount Pleasant Township, Waymart and Fell Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clinton Township, Dyberry Township, Mount Pleasant Township, Canaan Township and Fell Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Vandling isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clinton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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