Upper ExeterPA
A town of 1,004.
Is Upper Exeter a good place to live?
14% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Upper Exeter, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. We don’t grade Upper Exeter yet; the figures below are still real.
1,004 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Upper Exeter: who provides what
Upper Exeter is unincorporated, so Luzerne County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Upper Exeter.
Most of Upper Exeter’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Scranton (8%), Exeter (8%) and Wilkes-Barre (8%). Most working residents leave Upper Exeter for work: only 2% work in town. The town’s average trip to work is 28 minutes. 7.9% of Upper Exeter workers work from home, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (11%).
| Upper Exeter | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Upper Exeter, mostly inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 83% of Upper Exeter’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Upper Exeter is
Among adults in Upper Exeter, 19% smoke cigarettes. Of 26 CDC measures, Upper Exeter beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 and trails it on 5. In Upper Exeter, 15% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 37% have obesity.
| Upper Exeter | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Upper Exeter | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.7% | 85.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 37.6% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Upper Exeter sells for about $323K
The share of households in Upper Exeter who live in a home they own: 91%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Steamtown National Historic Site and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Exeter. Close and well known come first.
9 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
32 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
22 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park8 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
27 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
10 mi Ski areaMontage Mountain Ski Area25 runs · 998 ft verticalPhoto credits
Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Upper Exeter
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Exeter
About 4 of every 100 Upper Exeter residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
98% of working residents leave Upper Exeter for work
Where Upper Exeter’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Upper Exeter
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Upper Exeter, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Upper Exeter yet; the figures below are still real.