Northmoreland TownshipPA
A town of 1,422, settled in 1821. 44% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Is Northmoreland Township a good place to live?
Northmoreland Township’s best subject grade is an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 33 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on hazard risk. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Northmoreland Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 16 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors. Northmoreland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Northmoreland Township stand out
Where Northmoreland Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,422 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Northmoreland Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Northmoreland Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Northmoreland Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Northmoreland 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 Northmoreland Township.
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Northmoreland Township is higher
Northmoreland Township’s FEMA risk score is 86 of 100, above both the Pennsylvania town median (30 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 2006, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Northmoreland Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Northmoreland Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Northmoreland Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Northmoreland Township fell to 90 in 2023, 335 fewer than in 2013. 5% of workers work from home in Northmoreland Township.
| Northmoreland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Northmoreland Township
Northmoreland Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Northmoreland Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Northmoreland Township is healthier than 61% of U.S. towns
Northmoreland Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 16% of Northmoreland Township adults report frequent mental distress.
| Northmoreland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.3% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Northmoreland Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.2% | 30.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Steamtown National Historic Site and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northmoreland Township. Close and well known come first.
14 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
36 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
18 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park13 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
31 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
15 mi Ski areaMontage Mountain Ski Area25 runs · 998 ft verticalPhoto 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 · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Northmoreland Township
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Northmoreland Township
About 3 of every 100 Northmoreland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Northmoreland Township for work
Where Northmoreland Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Northmoreland Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Northmoreland Township is a township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,408 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 20 sq mi
- Elevation
- 915 ft
Questions about Northmoreland Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Northmoreland Township, PA a good place to live?
44% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Is Northmoreland 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+.