Falls TownshipPA
A town of 1,677. 54% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Is Falls Township a good place to live?
Falls Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Only 140 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on hazard risk. 16% of residents are under 18 in Falls Township, below both the Pennsylvania town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Only 15 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Falls Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Falls Township stand out
Where Falls Township beats most towns.
Falls Township has shrunk 16% since 2010
1,995 counted in 2010 and 1,692 in 2020; an estimated 1,677 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Falls Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Falls Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Falls Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Falls 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 Falls Township.
Falls Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Falls Township for work: only 2% work in town. 12% of residents live below the poverty line in Falls Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Scranton (13%), Tunkhannock Township (5%) and Mehoopany Township (5%).
| Falls Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Falls Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 147 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Falls Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Falls Township are healthier than 67% of U.S. towns
Falls Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Falls Township.
| Falls Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.8% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Falls Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 67.8% | 64.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Falls Township
Falls Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Falls Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). 25% of Falls Township residents are 65 or older. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Falls Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Falls Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Steamtown National Historic Site and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Falls Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
31 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
24 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park11 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
32 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
13 mi Ski areaMontage Mountain Ski Area25 runs · 998 ft verticalPhoto credits
Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Falls Township
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Falls Township
About 1 of every 100 Falls Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
98% of working residents leave Falls Township for work
Where Falls Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Falls Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
Falls is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Susquehanna River, 10.3 miles (16.6 km) west-northwest of downtown Scranton. Falls has a post office with ZIP code 18615.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 607 ft
- ZIP code
- 18615
Falls Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Falls Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Overfield Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | A− |
| Exeter Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eaton Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
| West Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northmoreland Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B |
| Tunkhannock Township | #510 | B+ | B | A | B− | B |
Falls Township, Overfield Township, Eaton Township and Northmoreland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Falls Township, Overfield Township, Eaton Township and Northmoreland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Exeter Township and West Falls aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Falls Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Falls Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Falls Township, PA a good place to live?
54% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Is Falls 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−.