Newton TownshipPA
A town of 2,956.
Is Newton Township a good place to live?
Newton Township grades A− overall, 379th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 90% of U.S. towns and its schools rank ahead of 89% of Pennsylvania towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $108K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $326K for a typical one and 5 times the Scranton metro’s $65K median household income. 93% of households own their home in Newton Township, against 78% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
What makes Newton Township stand out
Where Newton Township beats most towns.
95% of working residents leave Newton Township for work
Where Newton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Newton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Newton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Newton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newton 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Newton Township.
Newton Township’s grade for health is an A
Its widest gap with Pennsylvania is tooth loss: 6.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.5% statewide.
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Newton Township. Newton Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults have obesity in Newton Township.
| Newton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Newton Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 14.1% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Newton Township’s grade for schools is an A
Its public schools are run by Abington Heights SD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Heights MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 1,073 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Newton Township has set aside 0.7% of its land for conservation
10 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Newton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Newton Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Newton Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Newton Township has added 45 jobs, to 455 in 2023. The top destinations are Scranton (21%), South Abington Township (6%) and Dunmore (5%).
| Newton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (20% statewide). 39% of Newton Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Newton Township has grown 4.7% since 2020, to 2,956 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Newton Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Newton Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
Newton Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Newton Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Newton Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Newton Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Newton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Steamtown National Historic Site and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newton Township. Close and well known come first.
5 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
27 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
27 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park7 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
8 mi Ski areaMontage Mountain Ski Area25 runs · 998 ft vertical
29 mi State parkHickory Run State ParkPhoto credits
Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Newton Township
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Newton Township
About 5 of every 100 Newton Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Newton Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Newton Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,823 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,381 ft
Newton Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Newton Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Township | #379 | A− | C | — | A | A |
| Ransom Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | A− |
| South Abington Township | #255 | A | D | A− | A | A |
| Exeter Township | — | — | C | — | B− | B− |
| Glenburn Township | — | — | C− | — | A | A |
| West Abington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ransom Township, Exeter Township and Glenburn Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Newton Township, Ransom Township, Exeter Township and Glenburn Township report no FBI crime data of their own. West Abington Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Newton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Newton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Newton Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Newton Township grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #379 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Newton Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.