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A town of 15,964.
Middle Smithfield Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 975th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 44% of the country. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $249K, 3 years of the East Stroudsburg area’s $84K median household income. Middle Smithfield Township’s average trip to work is 50 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest place to walk is Delaware State Forest, 2,816 acres with 2.9 miles of trail. Middle Smithfield Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns.
Where Middle Smithfield Township beats most towns.
Where Middle Smithfield Township’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 Middle Smithfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 maps from 1944 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Middle Smithfield Township. Close and well known come first.
25 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
23 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
6 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
6 mi WaterfallBushkill Falls
28 mi MountainHigh Point
13 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft verticalLake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Bushkill Falls: Snagglepuss at English Wikipedia, Public domain · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Middle Smithfield 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Middle Smithfield Township.
Middle Smithfield Township sends many workers across the state line to New York City and keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania.
Its 13,477 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 96% of Pennsylvania towns.
18 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delaware State Forest | 2.9 mi | 2,816 |
| 2. Resica Park | — | 47 |
| 3. Coolbaugh Community Gardens Park | — | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by East Stroudsburg Area SD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resica El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 404 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
27% of working residents cross a state line to work, New York City among the top destinations. Middle Smithfield Township has 1,515 jobs for its 5,802 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Middle Smithfield Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Middle Smithfield Township has added 171 jobs, to 1,515 in 2023. The top destinations are East Stroudsburg (7%), Stroud Township (6%) and New York (6%).
| Middle Smithfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Middle Smithfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Middle Smithfield Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Middle Smithfield Township is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 15% of residents (20% statewide). 18% of Middle Smithfield Township residents are under 18. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Middle Smithfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Middle Smithfield Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Middle Smithfield Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Middle Smithfield Township.
| Middle Smithfield Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Middle Smithfield Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Middle Smithfield Township
About 7 of every 100 Middle Smithfield Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
6 places in Middle Smithfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 towns share a border with Middle Smithfield Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Smithfield Township | #975 | C− | C− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Lehman Township | #958 | C− | C− | A− | C+ | C |
| Price Township | #924 | C− | C | — | C+ | B |
| Porter Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Middle Smithfield Township and Price Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Porter Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Middle Smithfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Middle Smithfield Township grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #975 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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