Lenox TownshipPA
A town of 1,589, settled in 1826.
Is Lenox Township a good place to live?
Lenox Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for civic life and a B for history. 25% of residents are 65 or older in Lenox Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 99 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Lenox Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Lenox Township has shrunk 18% since 2010
1,934 counted in 2010 and 1,603 in 2020; an estimated 1,589 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Lenox Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lenox Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lenox Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lenox 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 Lenox Township.
Lenox Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Lenox Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Lenox Township grew to 369 in 2023, 57 more than in 2013. 7.1% of workers work from home in Lenox Township, against 12% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns.
| Lenox Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lenox Township
Lenox Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Lenox Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Lenox Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lenox Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Lenox Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lenox Township is healthier than 50% of U.S. towns
Lenox Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 39% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Lenox Township.
| Lenox Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lenox Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.2% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Wallenpaupack and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lenox Township. Close and well known come first.
31 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
20 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
38 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park8 mi Ski areaElk Mountain Ski Resort28 runs · 908 ft vertical24 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
24 mi Ski areaMontage Mountain Ski Area25 runs · 998 ft verticalPhoto credits
Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Lenox Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lenox Township
About 2 of every 100 Lenox Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
96% of working residents leave Lenox Township for work
Where Lenox Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lenox Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Lenox is an unincorporated community located in Lenox Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Elevation
- 886 ft
Lenox Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Lenox Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenox Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Brooklyn Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harford Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C |
| Clifford Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B− |
| Lathrop Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benton Township | — | — | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| Nicholson Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Hop Bottom | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lenox Township, Harford Township, Clifford Township, Benton Township and Nicholson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lenox Township, Harford Township, Clifford Township, Benton Township and Nicholson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Brooklyn Township, Lathrop Township and Hop Bottom aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lenox Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lenox Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lenox Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.