Lackawannock TownshipPA
A town of 2,465. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Is Lackawannock Township a good place to live?
Lackawannock Township’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C for walkability. 28% of residents are 65 or older in Lackawannock Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. Homes are within reach, about $167K for a typical one, or 2.8 years of the Hermitage area’s $60K median household income. On history, just 105 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. Lackawannock Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lackawannock Township stand out
Where Lackawannock Township beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Lackawannock Township for work
Where Lackawannock Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lackawannock Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lackawannock Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lackawannock Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lackawannock 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 Lackawannock Township.
Public schools in Lackawannock Township beat 78% of Pennsylvania districts
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Hill School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 35 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Lackawannock Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Lackawannock Township for work: only 6% work in town. At $58,000, Lackawannock Township’s median household income is below both Pennsylvania’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Lackawannock Township fell to 223 in 2023, 53 fewer than in 2013.
| Lackawannock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.5% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Lackawannock Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Lackawannock Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lackawannock Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Lackawannock Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lackawannock Township has set aside 1.3% of its land for conservation
1.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Lackawannock Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Lackawannock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health in Lackawannock Township trails 50% of U.S. towns
Lackawannock Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 40% of Lackawannock Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Lackawannock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lackawannock Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conneaut Lake Park and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lackawannock Township. Close and well known come first.
30 mi Theme parkConneaut Lake Park
17 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art21 mi Park & preserveMill Creek Park
15 mi Theme parkCascade Park
35 mi MuseumFoxburg Country Club29 mi MuseumAir Heritage Aviation MuseumPhoto credits
Conneaut Lake Park: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 · Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foxburg Country Club: Mvincec, Public domain
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Everything we know about Lackawannock Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lackawannock Township
About 2 of every 100 Lackawannock Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Lackawannock Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lackawannock Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,469 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 2,662 in 2010. The origin of its name is disputed. One source contends that it was named for the Lackawanna River in eastern Pennsylvania, while another claims that it comes from the French word for "lake" (lac) and the name of a Native American chief (Wannock) who lived in the area.
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- Area
- 21 sq mi
Lackawannock Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lackawannock Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawannock Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
| East Lackawannock Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| Hermitage | #580 | B | C+ | B− | A | B |
| Shenango Township | #453 | B+ | B− | A− | A− | B |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
Lackawannock Township, East Lackawannock Township and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lackawannock Township, East Lackawannock Township and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lackawannock Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lackawannock Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lackawannock Township, PA a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Is Lackawannock 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 A−.