#T1Bangor
Northampton County · 5,118 peopleHistory grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B · #629 of 1,032 in PA
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Bangor, #1 on this list · Photo: Cishuman · CC BY-SA 4.0Bangor and Tamaqua share first place on history among Pennsylvania’s 1,035 towns of 2,500+; 398 of the 1,035 grade A− or better on history nationally.
The History grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the town’s founding era, homes built before 1940 (Census ACS) and its National Register places. How grades work
#T1History grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B · #629 of 1,032 in PA
#T1History grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C · #843 of 1,032 in PA
#T3History grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall D · #995 of 1,032 in PA
History grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 761 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
1,035 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.
Bangor (Northampton County) and Tamaqua (Schuylkill County) share first place on history among 1,035 towns.
The History grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the town’s founding era, homes built before 1940 (Census ACS) and its National Register places. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a history grade (1,035 in Pennsylvania). 2 towns of 2,500+ lack the figures and are listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Pennsylvania page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.