Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Nicholson Township’s subject grades are a B+ for civic life and schools; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Nicholson Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 73 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. Bridge in Nicholson Township is on the National Register of Historic Places. Nicholson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Nicholson Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Nicholson Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 586 in 1880, a peak of 945 in 1980, 696 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and a map from 1946 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nicholson 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 Nicholson Township.
Nicholson Township: 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 1% of working residents stay in Nicholson Township for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Scranton (12%), Clarks Summit (5%) and South Abington Township (5%). Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles.
| Nicholson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of the losses FEMA expects in Nicholson Township, 88% come from inland flooding. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1979: 39.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nicholson Township’s midsummer high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Nicholson Township who smoke cigarettes: 17%. CDC measures, 26 in all: Nicholson Township beats Pennsylvania on 1 and trails on 4. Among adults in the town, 38% sleep under 7 hours and 24% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Nicholson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Nicholson Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.8% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Nicholson Township, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. 2.0 miles of trail.
| Nicholson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nicholson Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
33 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
30 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park20 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park15 mi Ski areaElk Mountain Ski Resort28 runs · 908 ft vertical
20 mi Ski areaMontage Mountain Ski Area25 runs · 998 ft verticalSteamtown 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Nicholson Township
About 1 of every 100 Nicholson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Nicholson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Nicholson is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. The population was 698 at the 2020 census.
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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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