Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,613.
Eldred Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 904th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $71K. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $314K for a typical one and 3.8 times the East Stroudsburg area’s $84K median household income. Eldred Township’s median age is 57.3 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 168, at 1,748 acres.
2,910 counted in 2010 and 2,596 in 2020; an estimated 2,613 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Eldred Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,665 in 2000, 2,594 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eldred Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
40 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
18 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
40 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack5 mi Ski areaBlue Mountain Resort44 runs · 1,077 ft vertical
17 mi Park & preserveLehigh RiverDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eldred 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 Eldred Township.
Eldred Township has 192 jobs for its 1,081 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 34 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Eldred Township for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Eldred Township is 34 minutes. Jobs based in Eldred Township grew to 192 in 2023, 54 more than in 2013.
| Eldred Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
7.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Walter W. Mock Memorial Park | 1.5 mi | 49 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 168 | 0.6 mi | 1,748 |
| 3. JC Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Eldred Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Eldred Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 40% of Eldred Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Eldred Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Eldred Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 33 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Eldred Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Eldred Township
About 1 of every 100 Eldred Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Eldred Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Eldred Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,594 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Eldred Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldred Township | #904 | C | C− | — | B− | B− |
| Moore Township | #389 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Polk Township | #948 | C− | C− | — | B− | B− |
| Lower Towamensing Township | #715 | B− | B | — | B | C+ |
| Towamensing Township | #891 | C | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Ross Township | #902 | C | C− | — | B− | B |
Eldred Township, Moore Township, Polk Township, Lower Towamensing Township, Towamensing Township and Ross Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Eldred Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Eldred Township grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #904 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
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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