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A town of 6,960.
Tunkhannock Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 890th of 1032 graded towns in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: homes are within reach, about $220K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the East Stroudsburg area’s $84K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 59% of the land in Tunkhannock Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Bethlehem Authority Tunkhannock, 7,579 acres with 25.5 miles of trail. Only 35 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history.
Where Tunkhannock Township beats most towns.
59% of the town is conserved land, across 10 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Tunkhannock Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 4,983 in 2000, 7,037 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 7 maps from 1919 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tunkhannock Township. Close and well known come first.
32 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
29 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
7 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
27 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
10 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
19 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a yearDorney 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 · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tunkhannock 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 Tunkhannock Township.
Tunkhannock Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
Its 14,581 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Pennsylvania towns.
Walkers can cover 58 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. For Tunkhannock Township, the trail network density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bethlehem Authority Tunkhannock | 25.5 mi | 7,579 |
| 2. Delaware State Forest | 12.3 mi | 2,050 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 38 | 5.4 mi | 941 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
129 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 12 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, Tunkhannock Township has seen 129 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 40% come from inland flooding and 33% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearly a quarter of Tunkhannock Township adults say their health is fair or poor. Among adults in the town, 14% have diabetes and 40% have obesity.
| Tunkhannock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tunkhannock Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 23.1% | 18.7% |
| More adults with diabetes | 14.2% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Tunkhannock Township has 674 jobs for its 2,405 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 35.8 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
In Tunkhannock Township, 3.7% of working residents work locally. The average commute for Tunkhannock Township comes to 36 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). This Pennsylvania town had 674 jobs in 2023, up 258 from 2013. The top destinations are Pocono Township (8%), New York (5%) and Tobyhanna Township (4%).
| Tunkhannock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons average 77.7°, cooler than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 15.2°.
Summers in the town are pleasant, and winters chilly, with plenty of rain. In Tunkhannock Township, the January low is 15°F.
| Tunkhannock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 78°F | 85°F | 85°F |
| January low | 15°F | 21°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 2.6 years of the East Stroudsburg area’s $84K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 78% of Pennsylvania towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
For households in Tunkhannock Township, the share who own their home is 91%. Its typical rent comes in at $1,082 a month.
| Tunkhannock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,082 a month | $1,116 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Tunkhannock Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Tunkhannock Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Where Tunkhannock Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Tunkhannock Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,960 in 2025. Tunkhannock Township comprises the communities of Blakeslee and Long Pond. The most noteworthy feature of this township is the Tunkhannock creek, which forms "Long Pond", and is designated by the PA DEP as an Exceptional Value Waters (EV). The Bethlehem Authority, Nature Conservancy, Wildlands Conservancy County of Monroe Open Space Program, and PA Department of Forest and Waters have protected thousands of acres. Tunkhannock Township, PA is home to many species of globally rare, threatened, and endangered plants and animals and has been described as one of the last "great pla…
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6 towns share a border with Tunkhannock Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunkhannock Township | #890 | C | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Kidder Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Penn Forest Township | #969 | C− | C | — | C+ | B− |
| Chestnuthill Township | #853 | C | C | — | B− | B |
| Indian Mountain Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tobyhanna Township | #985 | D | C | — | B− | C |
| Polk Township | #948 | C− | C− | — | B− | B− |
Kidder Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Tunkhannock Township, Kidder Township, Penn Forest Township, Chestnuthill Township, Tobyhanna Township and Polk Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Indian Mountain Lake isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tunkhannock Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Tunkhannock Township grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #890 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $220,000, 23% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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