ParklandPA
A town of 1,599, settled in 1908.
Is Parkland a good place to live?
Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Parkland. We don’t grade Parkland yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Parkland for work
Where Parkland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
USS New Jersey and 192 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Parkland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw13 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw19 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw18 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to Parkland: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Parkland, 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 Parkland.
A smaller share of residents in Parkland live below the poverty line than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Jobs in Parkland grew by 98 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 194. For Parkland, the average commute is 20 minutes. Also worth knowing: just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (13%), Middletown Township (12%) and Bensalem Township (7%).
| Parkland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More young adults than Pennsylvania overall
Among adults 25 and older in Parkland, 44% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 18 to 34 are 31% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (38% statewide).
| Parkland | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 41% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Parkland’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Parkland | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 25.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
In Parkland, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 24°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Parkland is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
FEMA puts nearly three quarters of Parkland’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Parkland sits below three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conservation land takes up 6.9% of Parkland
Parkland has 2 parks and preserves, 16 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Firefighters' Park | — | 15 |
| 2. Sunflower Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Parkland
Colleges nearby
21 within 15 miles of the center of Parkland
About 7 of every 100 Parkland residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Parkland’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Parkland.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langhorne Manor | — | — | D− | — | B+ | A− |
| Middletown Township | #395 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A− |
Langhorne Manor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Langhorne Manor and Middletown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Parkland isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Parkland with a neighbor →
Questions about Parkland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Parkland, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Parkland yet; the figures below are still real.