HilldalePA
In Pennsylvania, this town has 1,012 residents.
Is Hilldale a good place to live?
Hilldale’s average trip to work is 14 minutes, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Hilldale. 27% of the land in Hilldale is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Plains Township Municipal Park, at 101 acres. We don’t grade Hilldale yet; the figures below are still real.
1,012 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Steamtown National Historic Site and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hilldale. Close and well known come first.
12 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
32 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
22 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
19 mi State parkHickory Run State Park8 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
30 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 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 · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to Hilldale: who provides what
Hilldale is unincorporated, so Luzerne 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 Hilldale.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plains Township Municipal Park | — | 101 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Hilldale’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
In Hilldale, 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Jobs locally fell by 52 from 2013 to 2023, to 103. The middle household income here in the town is $99,000. The top destinations are Wilkes-Barre (20%), Plains Township (16%) and Kingston (5%).
| Hilldale | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer children than Pennsylvania overall
Pennsylvania has just over a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 34%. Children under 18 are 8% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 27% of residents (20% statewide). In Hilldale, the median age is 52 years.
| Hilldale | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 131 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.2 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Hilldale | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 15.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 27% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Hilldale: snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Hilldale: inland flooding
In Hilldale, the risk rating from FEMA is 67 of 100. Since 1978, Hilldale has seen 152 flood insurance claims paid out. Just over four fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 7%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Hilldale had a checkup this year than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
For adults 18 to 64 in Hilldale, the share who have no health insurance is 6%. The town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 6. In Hilldale, 15% of adults binge drink, and 39% have high blood pressure.
| Hilldale | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Hilldale | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 14.6% | 16.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.9% | 79.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Hilldale sells for about $265K
Among households in Hilldale, 83% own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hilldale
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Hilldale
About 6 of every 100 Hilldale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Hilldale has shrunk 10% from 2010 to 2020
1,246 counted in 2010 and 1,120 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
About Hilldale
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Hilldale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,246 at the time of the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
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Is Hilldale, PA a good place to live?
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