Sterling TownshipPA
A town of 1,523, settled in 1819. 31% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Is Sterling Township a good place to live?
Sterling Township’s best subject grade is an A− for civic life. 31% of residents are 65 or older in Sterling Township, against 21% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Among 1,038 Pennsylvania towns, just 8 have a lower July high than Sterling Township. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 312, at 1,083 acres. Sterling Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sterling Township stand out
Where Sterling Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Sterling Township for work
Where Sterling Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sterling Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Sterling Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Lake Wallenpaupack and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sterling Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
14 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
38 mi MountainHigh Point
20 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
27 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
25 mi State parkHickory Run State ParkPhoto credits
Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Sterling Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sterling 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 Sterling Township.
Sterling Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Sterling Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Sterling Township has added 146 jobs, to 353 in 2023. The top destinations are Scranton (6%), Salem Township (5%) and Dreher Township (4%).
| Sterling Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Sterling Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sterling Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Sterling Township, a typical January night runs colder than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
At 15°F, Sterling Township’s January low is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Sterling Township has cold winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Sterling Township is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
Sterling Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 15% of Sterling Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Sterling Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Sterling Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.7% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sterling Township has set aside 7% of its land for conservation
1.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 312 | — | 1,083 |
| 2. Pinchot State Forest | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sterling Township
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Sterling Township
About 2 of every 100 Sterling Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Sterling Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Sterling is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The township's population was 1,450 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.
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- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,601 ft
Sterling Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Sterling Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Salem Township | #865 | C | C− | — | B | C+ |
| Greene Township | #896 | C | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Dreher Township | — | — | C | — | B | C− |
| Lake Wallenpaupack Estates | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lehigh Township | — | — | C | — | A | C+ |
| Madison Township | #568 | B | C | — | A | B |
Sterling Township, Dreher Township and Lehigh Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sterling Township, Salem Township, Greene Township, Dreher Township, Lehigh Township and Madison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lake Wallenpaupack Estates isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sterling Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sterling Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sterling Township, PA a good place to live?
31% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Is Sterling 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+.