Fairmount TownshipPA
A town of 1,240.
Is Fairmount Township a good place to live?
Fairmount Township’s best subject grade is an A for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for walkability. Fairmount Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 138 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. 34% of the land in Fairmount Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Ricketts Glen State Park, at 9,759 acres with 26.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Fairmount Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,240 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Fairmount Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Fairmount Township is from typical.
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Moving to Fairmount Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairmount 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 Fairmount Township.
Nearly a third of Fairmount Township is conserved land
41 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Fairmount Township’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ricketts Glen State Park | 26.2 mi | 9,759 |
| 2. The Glens Natural Area | 10.1 mi | 1,476 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 57 | 0.1 mi | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Fairmount Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Fairmount Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Fairmount Township grew to 107 in 2023, 26 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Wilkes-Barre (9%), Huntington Township (5%) and Berwick (5%).
| Fairmount Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fairmount Township stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with a typical July afternoon cooler than most
The July high in Fairmount Township is 76°F. Fairmount Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Fairmount Township is less healthy than 53% of U.S. towns
Fairmount Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of Fairmount Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Fairmount Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fairmount Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 36% | 30.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Fairmount Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fairmount Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Fairmount Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fairmount Township
About 3 of every 100 Fairmount Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
98% of working residents leave Fairmount Township for work
Where Fairmount Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fairmount Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Fairmount Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,207 at the 2020 census. Fairmount Township is home to Ricketts Glen State Park. The park receives tens of thousands of visitors each year.
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- Area
- 46 sq mi
Questions about Fairmount Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairmount 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 B−.