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Larksville earns a D, ranked 993rd of 1032 in Pennsylvania, mostly because of schools. Its public schools trail 75% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. Only 83 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life. Larksville’s mean commuting time is 21 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
Where Larksville’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 Larksville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 454 in 1880, a peak of 9,438 in 1920, 4,225 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 6 maps from 1891 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Larksville. Close and well known come first.
17 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
37 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
18 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
20 mi State parkHickory Run State Park13 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
34 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft verticalSteamtown 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Larksville, 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 Larksville.
Larksville is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sends most of its workers to Wilkes-Barre and beyond, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Wyoming Valley West SD runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Larksville’s public school: 1,376 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| State El CtrLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 1,376 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Larksville has 417 jobs for its 1,829 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 533 in 2013 to 417.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Larksville dropped by 116, to 417. For most workers, Larksville is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. The middle household income for Larksville comes to $57,000. The top destinations are Wilkes-Barre (20%), Kingston (8%) and Hanover Township (6%).
| Larksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
63.7% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.2% across Pennsylvania.
A home in Larksville typically sold within 10 days of listing. Bidding over the asking price: 71% of homes sold locally. For Larksville, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,091 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails run 1.0 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Larksville’s concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Larksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Robert Zolner Memorial Park | — | 2 |
| 2. Welch Hill Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Larksville's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. The property offense rate in the town is 2.1 per 1,000 residents. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2024.
| Larksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 6.8 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 53% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 3 claims in Larksville since 1979. 71% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 12%. Federal aid has come to Larksville households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 8,003 U.S. towns with household incomes like Larksville’s, it is healthier than 78%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
For adults in Larksville, the share who report frequent physical distress is 15%. In Larksville, 17% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 17% binge drink.
| Larksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Larksville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.8% | 30.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Larksville
About 3 of every 100 Larksville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
4 notable people were born in Larksville.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Larksville is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is 2 miles (3 km) west of Wilkes Barre on the Susquehanna River (along U.S. Route 11). The population was 4,216 as of the 2020 census.
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8 towns share a border with Larksville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larksville | #993 | D | C+ | — | C | B− |
| Edwardsville | #1030 | D− | B− | — | C | D |
| Plymouth Township | — | — | A− | — | C− | C |
| Plymouth | #1025 | D | B | D | C | D |
| Wilkes-Barre | #1019 | D | B− | C− | D | D |
| Jackson Township | #207 | A | C | A+ | A− | B+ |
| Courtdale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chase | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Plymouth Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Larksville, Edwardsville and Plymouth Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Courtdale and Chase aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Larksville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Larksville grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #993 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and C for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C.
That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($65,158 across the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
4 notable people were born here, including Connor McGovern and Edward Burke.
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