Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Huntington Township’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Huntington Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 34 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 19 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Bittenbender Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Huntington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Huntington Township beats most towns.
Where Huntington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Huntington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,104 in 2000, 2,052 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 4 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Huntington 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Huntington Township.
Huntington Township’s typical household income stands at $62,000. Only 4% of working residents stay in Huntington Township for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based in Huntington Township grew to 150 in 2023, 30 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Wilkes-Barre (8%), Salem Township (5%) and Hanover Township (4%).
| Huntington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Northwest Area SD. Huntington Township’s only public school teaches 215 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Area Primary SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 215 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
27% of Huntington Township adults get no exercise outside work. In Huntington Township, 15% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 37% have obesity.
| Huntington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Huntington Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.4% | 30.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One park or preserve covers 1 acres in Huntington Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 260 | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected losses in Huntington Township break down as 74% from inland flooding and 10% from cold waves. Compared with half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Huntington Township
About 2 of every 100 Huntington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Huntington Township is a township which is in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,052 at the time of the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Huntington Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| New Columbus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fishing Creek Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Union Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B− |
| Fairmount Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Salem Township | #727 | B− | C+ | A | C+ | C |
Huntington Township, Fishing Creek Township, Union Township and Fairmount Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Huntington Township, Fishing Creek Township, Union Township and Fairmount Township report no FBI crime data of their own. New Columbus isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Huntington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
