Coolbaugh TownshipPA
A town of 20,681.
What should you know before moving to Coolbaugh Township?
Coolbaugh Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C−, 957th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. It has 65 miles of trail and 61% conserved land. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $83K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. Coolbaugh Township’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. State Game Lands Number 127, at 23,982 acres with 37.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 17 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history.
What makes Coolbaugh Township stand out
Where Coolbaugh Township beats most towns.
65 miles of trails in Coolbaugh Township
60.8% of the town is conserved land, across 14 parks and preserves.
How Coolbaugh Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Coolbaugh Township is from typical.
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Lake Wallenpaupack and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coolbaugh Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
18 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
11 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
21 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
16 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
37 mi Park & preserveLehigh RiverPhoto 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 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Coolbaugh Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coolbaugh 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Coolbaugh Township.
Coolbaugh Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania and has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has commutes longer than most of Pennsylvania.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Coolbaugh Township
Its 34,013 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other Pennsylvania town.
65 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. Coolbaugh Township’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 127 | 37.1 mi | 23,982 |
| 2. Tobyhanna State Park | 11.6 mi | 4,978 |
| 3. Gouldsboro State Park | 9.3 mi | 2,365 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Coolbaugh Township beat 52% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Pocono Mountain SD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Run Intrmd SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 919 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Coolbaugh Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Coolbaugh Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Coolbaugh Township’s workers commute out
The average commute for its 7,291 working residents takes 38.9 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Coolbaugh Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Coolbaugh Township grew to 3,633 in 2023, 829 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Pocono Township (12%), New York (6%) and Paradise Township (4%).
| Coolbaugh Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Coolbaugh Township are less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
Coolbaugh Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Coolbaugh Township.
| Coolbaugh Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Coolbaugh Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.7% | 5.8% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 22.8% | 18.7% |
| More adults with diabetes | 14.1% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical July afternoon in Coolbaugh Township is cooler than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
July afternoons average 77.2°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 14.8°.
The July high in Coolbaugh Township is 77°F. Only 7 of the 1,037 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower January low than Coolbaugh Township. Coolbaugh Township has cold winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
| Coolbaugh Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 85°F | 85°F |
| January low | 15°F | 21°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Coolbaugh Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Coolbaugh Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Coolbaugh Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
93% of working residents leave Coolbaugh Township for work
Where Coolbaugh Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Coolbaugh Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Coolbaugh Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 20,805 at the 2020 census. Tobyhanna State Park is in Coolbaugh Township. Tobyhanna, an unincorporated community, is also located in Coolbaugh Township rather than Tobyhanna Township.
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- Area
- 88 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,739 ft
Coolbaugh Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Coolbaugh Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolbaugh Township | #957 | C− | C | — | B− | C |
| Thornhurst Township | — | — | D | — | A | B− |
| Clifton Township | — | — | C | — | A | B− |
| Dreher Township | — | — | C | — | B | C− |
| Lehigh Township | — | — | C | — | A | C+ |
| Mount Pocono | #880 | C | B− | — | B− | D |
| Tobyhanna Township | #985 | D | C | — | B− | C |
| Gouldsboro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Thornhurst Township, Clifton Township, Dreher Township and Lehigh Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Coolbaugh Township, Thornhurst Township, Clifton Township, Dreher Township, Lehigh Township, Mount Pocono and Tobyhanna Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Gouldsboro isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Coolbaugh Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Coolbaugh Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coolbaugh Township, PA a good place to live?
Coolbaugh Township grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #957 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Coolbaugh Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.