Slocum TownshipPA
A town of 1,075, settled in 1873.
Is Slocum Township a good place to live?
The best of Slocum Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and incomes; the weakest is a C for walkability. Only 10 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Slocum Township. A typical home costs about $230K, 3.5 years of the Scranton metro’s $65K median household income. On the outdoors, just 143 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is PFBC Lily Lake, at 287 acres. Slocum Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,075 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Slocum Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Slocum Township is from typical.
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Moving to Slocum Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Slocum 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 Slocum Township.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Slocum Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Slocum Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Slocum Township has lost 45 jobs, to 65 in 2023. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Slocum Township, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| Slocum Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Slocum Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Slocum Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 82°F, Slocum Township’s July high is below both the Pennsylvania town median (85°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Slocum Township is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns
Slocum Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of Slocum Township adults binge drink.
| Slocum Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.7% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Slocum Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.5% | 64.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Slocum Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. PFBC Lily Lake | — | 287 |
| 2. Pinchot State Forest | — | 72 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 207 | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Slocum Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
26 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
20 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
36 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
25 mi MuseumAsa Packer MansionPhoto credits
Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Asa Packer Mansion: Chris18240 (talk), Public domain
Everything we know about Slocum Township
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Slocum Township
About 6 of every 100 Slocum Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
97% of working residents leave Slocum Township for work
Where Slocum Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Slocum Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Slocum Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,053 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 10 sq mi
Questions about Slocum Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Slocum Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.