Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Mayfield’s best subject grades are an A+ for safety and an A− for health and schools; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. On safety, just 4 of Pennsylvania’s 634 towns do better. Mayfield’s trail density is 2.6 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Mayfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mayfield beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Mayfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,695 in 1890, a peak of 3,832 in 1920, 1,763 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1984 and 4 maps from 1892 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mayfield. Close and well known come first.
17 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
11 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
35 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical16 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
36 mi State parkHickory Run State Park13 mi Ski areaElk Mountain Ski Resort28 runs · 908 ft verticalLake 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 · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mayfield, 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 Mayfield.
Mayfield’s property crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (5.7) and U.S. towns (9.9). Mayfield reports less crime per resident than 100% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Mayfield | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Lakeland School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland El Sch - Mayfield CampusLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 268 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Mayfield’s FEMA risk score is 89 of 100. Since 1978, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mayfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mayfield beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of adults binge drink in Mayfield.
| Mayfield | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mayfield | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.8% | 18.7% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 70.1% | 64.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Mayfield home is worth about $218,000, down 0.6% in a year, 24% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Mayfield | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,039 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mayfield has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Mayfield is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Mayfield for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Mayfield has added 102 jobs, to 638 in 2023. The top destinations are Scranton (14%), Carbondale (6%) and Dunmore (5%).
| Mayfield | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 14% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). 40% of Mayfield adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Mayfield | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Mayfield | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
6.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 307 | — | 17 |
| 2. Pinchot State Forest | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
8 within 15 miles of the center of Mayfield
About 11 of every 100 Mayfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Mayfield is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Scranton. In the past, it contained a silk mill and a coal mining industry. The population was 1,763 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Mayfield.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield | — | — | B+ | A+ | A− | A− |
| Jermyn | — | — | B | — | A− | A− |
| Carbondale Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Archbald | #341 | A− | C+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
Mayfield, Jermyn and Carbondale Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jermyn and Carbondale Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mayfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. 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 B+.
2 notable people were born here, including John Terpak and John Pezak.
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