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Dunmore is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 464th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country. A typical home there costs about $196K, 3 years of the Scranton metro’s $65K median household income. Dunmore’s trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Dunmore is home to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton.
Where Dunmore beats most towns.
Where Dunmore’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 Dunmore is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,311 in 1870, a peak of 23,086 in 1940, 14,042 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1892 and 7 maps from 1889 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dunmore, 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 Dunmore.
Dunmore draws workers from Scranton and beyond and is healthier than Roaring Brook Township and its other neighbors.
For Dunmore, that is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. 21 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Pinchot State Forest, at 75 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sherwood Park | 0.8 mi | 15 |
| 2. Saint Anthony's Memorial Park | 0.4 mi | 16 |
| 3. Pinchot State Forest | 0.2 mi | 75 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Dunmore SD. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Dunmore JSHS, with 674 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmore El CtrLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 824 | B− |
| Dunmore JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 674 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
9,948 jobs are based in Dunmore, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 17.5 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Dunmore for work: only 16% work in town. The average trip to work in Dunmore is 18 minutes. Jobs based in Dunmore grew to 9,948 in 2023, 1,198 more than in 2013.
| Dunmore | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9.3% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Dunmore since 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Roaring Brook Township (B) comes closest.
19% of Dunmore adults binge drink. Dunmore beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of Dunmore adults have obesity.
| Dunmore | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Dunmore | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.9% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Dunmore has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Dunmore’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. 18% of residents are under 18 in Dunmore. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Dunmore | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Dunmore | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The median sale price was $269,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dunmore. Close and well known come first.
3 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
19 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
2 mi GardenNay Aug Park
35 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park7 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
5 mi Ski areaMontage Mountain Ski Area25 runs · 998 ft verticalSteamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nay Aug Park: The Mebane Greeting Card Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA., Public domain · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0
8 within 15 miles of the center of Dunmore
About 11 of every 100 Dunmore residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
3.2% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
11 notable people were born in Dunmore.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Dunmore is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining Scranton. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862. Extensive anthracite coal, brick, stone, and silk interests had led to a rapid increase in the population from 8,315 in 1890 to 23,086 in 1940. The population was 14,042 in the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Dunmore.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmore | #464 | B+ | C+ | — | B− | A− |
| Scranton | #1005 | D | C | C | C− | C |
| Throop | #734 | B− | B+ | A− | C+ | C− |
| Roaring Brook Township | — | — | D | A+ | A | B |
Roaring Brook Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Dunmore reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Dunmore with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Dunmore grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #464 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and B− for schools.
The typical home is worth about $196,000, 32% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
11 notable people were born here, including Joseph R. Kopacz and Vic Fangio.
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