Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,652.
Monroe Township’s best subject grade is a B+ for civic life; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 34 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on hazard risk. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Monroe Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 75 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Monroe 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 Monroe Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1893 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Monroe 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 Monroe Township.
At 86 of 100, Monroe Township’s FEMA risk score is against 30 of 100 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Since 1983, 40 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Monroe Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Monroe Township for work: only 4% work in town. Monroe Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Wilkes-Barre (7%), Dallas Township (6%) and Scranton (6%).
| Monroe Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Monroe Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Monroe Township is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Monroe Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 18% of adults binge drink in Monroe Township.
| Monroe Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.3% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 24% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Monroe Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 34.9% | 30.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monroe Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
15 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
39 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
32 mi State parkHickory Run State Park16 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
18 mi Ski areaMontage Mountain Ski Area25 runs · 998 ft verticalSteamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe Township
About 1 of every 100 Monroe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Monroe Township is a township that is located in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,665 at the time of the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Monroe Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B |
| Eaton Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Northmoreland Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B |
| Dallas Township | #245 | A | C− | A | A− | B+ |
| Noxen Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Monroe Township, Eaton Township and Northmoreland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Monroe Township, Eaton Township and Northmoreland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Noxen Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Monroe Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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