Forest Lake TownshipPA
A town of 1,110, settled in 1836. 62% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Is Forest Lake Township a good place to live?
The best of Forest Lake Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a C for incomes. Among 1,038 Pennsylvania towns, just 4 have a lower January low than Forest Lake Township. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 88 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better. Forest Lake Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Forest Lake Township stand out
Where Forest Lake Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,110 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Forest Lake Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Forest Lake Township is from typical.
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Moving to Forest Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Forest Lake 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 Forest Lake Township.
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Forest Lake Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Forest Lake Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Forest Lake Township grew to 227 in 2023, 77 more than in 2013. At 29 minutes, Forest Lake Township’s average trip to work is against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Forest Lake Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Forest Lake Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Forest Lake Township stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
At 79°F, Forest Lake Township’s July high is below both Pennsylvania’s towns (85°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Forest Lake Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Forest Lake Township is less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns
Forest Lake Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Forest Lake Township.
| Forest Lake Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Forest Lake Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.5% | 7.4% |
| More adults with arthritis | 37.6% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of Forest Lake Township is conserved land than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Forest Lake Township’s conserved land covers 0.1% of the town. 5.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Forest Lake Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Forest Lake Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Steamtown National Historic Site and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Forest Lake Township. Close and well known come first.
37 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
40 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
15 mi Stadium & arenaBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
19 mi MuseumFrench Azilum25 mi Ski areaElk Mountain Ski Resort28 runs · 908 ft vertical40 mi Theme parkRocky Glen ParkPhoto credits
Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena: Bmoore2009 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · French Azilum: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0
Everything we know about Forest Lake Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Forest Lake Township
About 3 of every 100 Forest Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
96% of working residents leave Forest Lake Township for work
Where Forest Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Forest Lake Township
Place in Pennsylvania, United States
Forest Lake, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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Questions about Forest Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Forest Lake Township, PA a good place to live?
62% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Is Forest Lake Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $230,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.