Kidder TownshipPA
A town of 1,856.
Is Kidder Township a good place to live?
The best of Kidder Township’s subject grades is an A for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 131 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. 49% of the land in Kidder Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Hickory Run State Park, 12,189 acres with 43.9 miles of trail. Only 12 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history. Kidder Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Kidder Township stand out
Where Kidder Township beats most towns.
66 miles of trails in Kidder Township
49.3% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
How Kidder Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Kidder Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Kidder Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kidder 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 Kidder Township.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Kidder Township
66 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Kidder Township’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hickory Run State Park | 43.9 mi | 12,189 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 40 | 7.9 mi | 6,185 |
| 3. Lehigh Gorge State Park | 1.6 mi | 1,183 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Kidder Township’s schools trail 63% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Jim Thorpe Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn-Kidder CampusLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 541 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Kidder Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kidder Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Older than Pennsylvania overall
People 65 and older are 31% of residents (20% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (38% statewide). Kidder Township’s median age is 53.5 years. Kidder Township has grown 3.7% since 2020, to 1,856 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Kidder Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.5 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±10 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 83% are men (PA 49%).
| Kidder Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
A typical July afternoon in Kidder Township is cooler than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
The July high in Kidder Township is 78°F. Kidder Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Kidder Township has 1.3 jobs for every working resident, and 689 people commute in
Most working residents leave Kidder Township for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Kidder Township has added 62 jobs, to 739 in 2023. The top destinations are Tobyhanna Township (5%), Philadelphia (3%) and Allentown (3%).
| Kidder Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crime reported in Kidder Township
Kidder Township's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025.
| Kidder Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Residents of Kidder Township are healthier than 52% of U.S. towns
Kidder Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Kidder Township.
| Kidder Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Kidder Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.9% | 79.2% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.1% | 85.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hickory Run State Park and 42 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kidder Township. Close and well known come first.
in town State parkHickory Run State Park
34 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
32 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
24 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
15 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
33 mi Stadium & arenaPPL CenterPhoto credits
Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Kidder Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kidder Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Kidder Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Kidder Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Kidder Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,935 at the 2010 census, up from 1,185 at the 2000 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 70 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,329 ft
Kidder Township’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Kidder Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidder Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Penn Forest Township | #969 | C− | C | — | C+ | B− |
| Tobyhanna Township | #985 | D | C | — | B− | C |
| Tunkhannock Township | #890 | C | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Bear Creek Township | #1020 | D | C+ | — | D | C− |
| Foster Township | #990 | D | B− | — | C− | C+ |
| Buck Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lehigh Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Kidder Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Kidder Township, Penn Forest Township, Tobyhanna Township, Tunkhannock Township, Bear Creek Township and Foster Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Buck Township and Lehigh Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kidder Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Kidder Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kidder Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.