Mount CobbPA
Today 2,065 people live in this town, first settled in 1879.
Is Mount Cobb a good place to live?
Mount Cobb’s July high is 79°F, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 85°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Mount Cobb’s trail network density is 1.8 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Mount Cobb yet; the figures below are still real.
97% of working residents leave Mount Cobb for work
Where Mount Cobb’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Mount Cobb: who provides what
Mount Cobb is unincorporated, so Lackawanna County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Mount Cobb.
Mount Cobb has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 85% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Mount Cobb is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 72% come from inland flooding and 10% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mount Cobb has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Among working residents in Mount Cobb, 3% work locally. Jobs based in Mount Cobb grew to 277 in 2023, 108 more than in 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles. The top destinations are Scranton (14%), Dunmore (5%) and Jefferson Township (5%).
| Mount Cobb | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mount Cobb stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a typical January night there is colder
Summers in Mount Cobb are pleasant, and winters chilly, snowy. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 15° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mount Cobb is younger than the Pennsylvania average
Mount Cobb: just over a quarter of residents are under 18. People 65 and older are 14% of residents (20% statewide); children under 18 are 26% of residents (21% statewide). In Mount Cobb, the midpoint age is 37.8 years. 17% never finished high school.
| Mount Cobb | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 43% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of Mount Cobb’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Mount Cobb | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Mount Cobb is
15% of adults report frequent physical distress in Mount Cobb. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Mount Cobb is ahead of Pennsylvania on 2 and behind on 3. In Mount Cobb, 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 19% binge drink.
| Mount Cobb | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mount Cobb | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.5% | 67.5% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.4% | 85.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Mount Cobb, 6% of the land is conserved
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 13 miles. Mount Cobb has one park or preserve, 230 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain | 3.3 mi | 230 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mount Cobb’s typical home value is about $301K
The share of households in Mount Cobb who live in a home they own: 87%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.1%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lake Wallenpaupack and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Cobb. Close and well known come first.
13 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
8 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
40 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
27 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
35 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year12 mi Theme parkRocky Glen ParkPhoto 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 · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain
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Everything we know about Mount Cobb
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Cobb
About 10 of every 100 Mount Cobb residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Mount Cobb’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Mount Cobb.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cobb | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | #280 | A− | B | A+ | A | B− |
| Roaring Brook Township | — | — | D | A+ | A | B |
Roaring Brook Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Mount Cobb isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mount Cobb with a neighbor →
Questions about Mount Cobb
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mount Cobb, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Mount Cobb yet; the figures below are still real.