Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,837, settled in 1808.
The best of Conyngham’s subject grades are an A− for health and walkability and an A for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for schools. Conyngham’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Whispering Willows Park, at 25 acres. Conyngham has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Conyngham beats most towns.
Where Conyngham’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 Conyngham is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 406 in 1910, 1,825 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2025 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Conyngham, 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 Conyngham.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Beginnings Early Learning Academy PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 32 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Conyngham beats the Pennsylvania average on 8 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 14% of Conyngham adults report frequent mental distress, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (17%). 15% of Conyngham adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Conyngham | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Conyngham | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 14.6% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Conyngham.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Conyngham for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Conyngham has added 97 jobs, to 338 in 2023. 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Conyngham.
| Conyngham | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 28% of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (21% statewide). Conyngham’s median age is 53.2 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Conyngham | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Conyngham | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 26.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Conyngham has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Conyngham is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conyngham's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2024.
| Conyngham | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 7.7 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
0.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Conyngham | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Whispering Willows Park | 0.4 mi | 25 |
| 2. Conyngham Valley Nature Park | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| 3. Sugarloaf Massacre Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Conyngham home is worth about $299,000, up 9.7% in a year, close to the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Conyngham | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $934 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 78% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Conyngham. Close and well known come first.
40 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
26 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
35 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
20 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
33 mi Park & preserveRoadside AmericaDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Conyngham
About 8 of every 100 Conyngham residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Conyngham is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,820 at the 2020 census.
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That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($65,158 across the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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