Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,474, settled in 1895.
McAdoo’s best subject grade is an A+ for safety; its weakest is a D for health. Only 27 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on health. McAdoo's public schools trail 85% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. On safety, just 13 of Pennsylvania’s 634 towns do better. McAdoo's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns. McAdoo has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where McAdoo beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | McAdoo | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 14.2% | 5.8% |
Where McAdoo’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 McAdoo is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,122 in 1900, a peak of 5,239 in 1930, 2,471 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 6 maps from 1889 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in McAdoo, 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 McAdoo.
McAdoo reports less crime per resident than 99% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. McAdoo’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (1.6). McAdoo’s property crime rate is 2.8 per 1,000 residents.
| McAdoo | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
28% of adults say their health is fair or poor in McAdoo, above both the Pennsylvania town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in McAdoo. McAdoo beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| McAdoo | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | McAdoo | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 14.2% | 5.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.3% | 14.5% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 27.5% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in McAdoo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical McAdoo home is worth about $177,000, up 1.8% in a year, 38% below the Pennsylvania typical home. 54% of McAdoo households own their home.
| McAdoo | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $986 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave McAdoo for work: only 2% work in town. The median household income in McAdoo is $46,000. Since 2013, McAdoo has lost 191 jobs, to 72 in 2023.
| McAdoo | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Only 10 of the 1,038 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower July high than McAdoo. McAdoo has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around McAdoo. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom27 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
39 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
34 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
33 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
19 mi State parkHickory Run State ParkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of McAdoo
About 7 of every 100 McAdoo residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
McAdoo is a borough and coal town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Hazleton and seven miles north of Tamaqua. McAdoo contains the picturesque Silver Brook Meadow. In the past, anthracite coal mining and a shirt factory, the McAdoo Manufacturing Company, provided gainful employment to the populace. The population was 2,477 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
One town shares a border with McAdoo.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAdoo | — | — | A− | A+ | C− | D |
| Kline Township | — | — | A | B− | C− | D |
McAdoo and Kline Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Compare McAdoo with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 2.6 years of the area's median household income ($68,313 across the Pottsville, PA 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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Michael Luciano and John Bilock.
_08.jpg){kind=link}
