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A town of 2,687, settled in 1851. 77% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Shohola Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 601st among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 80% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 78% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $94K, and 5% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $313K, 3.9 years of the Hemlock Farms area’s $81K median household income. 39% of the land in Shohola Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. State Game Lands Number 209, at 4,193 acres with 6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 63 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score higher on civic life.
Where Shohola Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Shohola El Sch | K–5 | 421 |
Where Shohola Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Shohola Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 6 maps from 1913 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shohola Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
15 mi MountainHigh Point
37 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
9 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
31 mi Theme parkLegoland New York
26 mi Ski areaMountain Creek44 runs · 1,001 ft verticalLake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mountain Creek: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shohola 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 Shohola Township.
Shohola Township is a second-home town, sends many workers across the state line to New York City and keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania.
Its 11,440 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 96% of Pennsylvania towns.
16 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 180 | 7.7 mi | 2,774 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 209 | 6 mi | 4,193 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 116 | — | 1,517 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Delaware Valley SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shohola El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 421 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
14% of Shohola Township adults report frequent mental distress, below both the Pennsylvania town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). 13% of Shohola Township adults smoke cigarettes. Shohola Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Shohola Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Shohola Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer smokers | 12.6% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 13.8% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
29% of working residents cross a state line to work, New York City among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Shohola Township for work: only 7% work in town. Shohola Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Shohola Township grew to 397 in 2023, 137 more than in 2013.
| Shohola Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shohola Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Shohola Township is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Shohola Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
57.3% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 2.5% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (20% statewide). Shohola Township has grown 6.4% since 2020, to 2,687 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 18% of residents are under 18 in Shohola Township.
| Shohola Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 29% | 29% |
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Shohola Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Shohola Township home is worth about $313,000, up 2.2% in a year, 9% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Shohola Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Shohola Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Shohola is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 434 at the Delaware River, which forms the state line with New York; Barryville is across the river. Shohola has a post office with ZIP code 18458.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
8 towns share a border with Shohola Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Lackawaxen Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shohola Township | #601 | B | C+ | — | A− | A− |
| Dingman Township | #736 | B− | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Blooming Grove Township | #867 | C | C− | — | B | B |
| Westfall Township | #799 | C+ | C | — | A− | B |
| Milford Township | — | — | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Lackawaxen Township | #642 | B | B | — | B | B |
Milford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Shohola Township, Dingman Township, Blooming Grove Township, Westfall Township, Milford Township and Lackawaxen Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Shohola Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Shohola Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #601 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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