Karl Bodmer Travels in America (4), 1839
Tobyhanna Township’s story
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Population
8,380
2025 Census estimate · +0.9% since 2020
Median home value
$258K
Census ACS
Household income
$90K
median
Median age
44.8
years
Jobs based here
2,161
Balanced
TownGrade
D
#985 of 1032 in PA
Is Tobyhanna Township a good place to live?
Tobyhanna Township grades D overall, 985th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania. One bright spot: natural-hazard risk is low. 30% of the land in Tobyhanna Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 50 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 127, 1,945 acres with 5.2 miles of trail.
What makes Tobyhanna Township stand out
Where Tobyhanna Township beats most towns.
How Tobyhanna Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Tobyhanna Township is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 14% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →HealthSt. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus 15.4 miles awayCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $258K, 3.1 years of the East Stroudsburg area’s $84K median household incomeCOpen →Jobs & income$90K median household incomeCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.7 of 20; 3.7% of households have no car; 1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsAOpen →History1 notable person born hereC−Open →Civic life2.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 90 attractions →Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 40 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tobyhanna Township. Close and well known come first.
37 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
25 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
21 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
10 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
10 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
22 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Tobyhanna Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tobyhanna Township, and how to reach them.
PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAqua Pa Wild Pines Water SysNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerTown site
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereMonroe County Board of ElectionsMonroe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes18334, 18347, 18350, 1861018334 30% · 18347 23% · 18350 20% · 18610 15%Census 2020
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 Tobyhanna Township.
Tobyhanna Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania and has added a third more jobs in ten years, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Tobyhanna Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tobyhanna Township.
14risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHurricanes
5
paid flood claims since 2004
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB−
On state tests, Tobyhanna Township’s schools beat 52% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Pocono Mountain SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Pocono Mountain West HS, with 1,501 students.
52%of PA districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocono Mountain West JHSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 697 | C− |
| Pocono Mountain West HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,501 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
OutdoorsA
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Tobyhanna Township
Its 10,038 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 90% of Pennsylvania towns.
23 miles of trail in 16 parks and preserves.
#461for trails in PA
30%
conserved · 10,038 of 33,477 acres
23 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 127 | 5.2 mi | 1,945 |
| 2. Austin T. Blakeslee Natural Area | 2.7 mi | 126 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 318 | 2.4 mi | 878 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthC
Tobyhanna Township is less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,936 U.S. towns with household incomes like Tobyhanna Township’s, it is less healthy than 90%, so it trails even them.
Tobyhanna Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 15% of adults have diabetes in Tobyhanna Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Tobyhanna Township.
26%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Tobyhanna Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
1 better12 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Tobyhanna Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.6% | 85.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.9% | 5.8% |
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
15.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
13th
percentile among PA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
A typical July afternoon in Tobyhanna Township is cooler than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Tobyhanna Township’s July high is 79°F. Tobyhanna Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
79°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–34°
Spring34–55°
Summer56–76°
Fall39–58°
Oct 8
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
79°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Tobyhanna Township has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here grew from 1,554 in 2013 to 2,161.
Most working residents leave Tobyhanna Township for work: only 12% work in town. The average trip to work in Tobyhanna Township is 30 minutes. Since 2013, Tobyhanna Township has added 607 jobs, to 2,161 in 2023.
12%work in town
| Tobyhanna Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Tobyhanna Township12%
Pocono Township8%
New York4%
Coolbaugh Township3%
Paradise Township2%
28 mi
median commute distance
2,161
jobs based in Tobyhanna Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tobyhanna Township
19pages on Tobyhanna Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tobyhanna Township; the nearest are
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · East Stroudsburg19.5 mi$11,536 in-state tuitionLuzerne County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Nanticoke25.4 mi$6,600 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Tobyhanna Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Tobyhanna Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Tobyhanna is an unincorporated community that is located in Coolbaugh Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Despite its name, it is not located in Tobyhanna Township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 1,939 ft
- ZIP code
- 18466
Tobyhanna Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Tobyhanna Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; Coolbaugh Township (C−) is closest.
Kidder TownshipBuck TownshipThornhurst TownshipPocono TownshipCoolbaugh TownshipTunkhannock TownshipTobyhanna Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobyhanna Township | #985 | D | C | — | B− | C |
| Kidder Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Buck Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thornhurst Township | — | — | D | — | A | B− |
| Pocono Township | #794 | C+ | C | C+ | B− | B |
| Coolbaugh Township | #957 | C− | C | — | B− | C |
| Tunkhannock Township | #890 | C | B− | — | B− | C− |
Kidder Township and Thornhurst Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Tobyhanna Township, Kidder Township, Thornhurst Township, Coolbaugh Township and Tunkhannock Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Buck Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tobyhanna Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Tobyhanna Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tobyhanna Township, PA a good place to live?
Tobyhanna Township grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #985 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health and B− for schools.
Is Tobyhanna 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.