FaxonPA
727 people call this town in Pennsylvania home.
Is Faxon a good place to live?
Faxon’s typical journey to work is 11 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Faxon. Faxon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Faxon stand out
Where Faxon beats most towns.
727 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Faxon: who provides what
Faxon is unincorporated, so Lycoming County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Faxon.
A job hub: Faxon has 2.0 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,144 commuters
Faxon: 4% of residents live below the poverty line. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 3% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 469, to 1,161. The top destinations are Williamsport (27%), Loyalsock Township (14%) and Montoursville (4%).
| Faxon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
41% of residents are 65 or older
Among adults 25 and older, 41% have a four-year degree or more, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 23% and 75% women
The Census survey reached too few of Faxon’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±25.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Faxon | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 1.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 23.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 11.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.8% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
Top of a low hazard risk in Faxon: inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in three quarters of U.S. communities. FEMA puts just over three quarters of Faxon’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Faxon: four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Faxon is
The share of adults in Faxon who had a checkup this year: 81%. CDC measures, 26 in all: Faxon beats Pennsylvania on 2 and trails on 2.
| Faxon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Faxon | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.3% | 85.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bruce E. Henry Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Faxon
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Faxon
About 4 of every 100 Faxon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Every workday, about 1,144 people come to Faxon for work
Where Faxon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Faxon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Faxon, PA a good place to live?
Faxon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.