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Fairview Township vs Wright Township

Next-door neighbors in Luzerne County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.9× in Wright Township) and conserved land (+28.1 pts in Fairview Township).

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Fairview Township, PAAn outdoors townLuzerne County · 4,733 people
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Wright Township, PAAn outdoors townLuzerne County · 5,762 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Fairview TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#8 most conserved land in PA25 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 81%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#329 for schools in PAof 765 towns All about Fairview Township →
Wright TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#126 most conserved land in PA17 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Work4,393 jobsbased in Wright Township, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 81%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Wright Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker3.9×
Wright Township is more of a job hub
Wright Township 1.77Fairview Township 0.45
Conserved land+28.1 pts
Fairview Township has more conserved land
Fairview Township 55.5%Wright Township 27.4%
Bachelor’s degree++17 pts
More adults in Fairview Township have a degree
Fairview Township 53.9%Wright Township 36.9%
Age 65++7.7 pts
Wright Township has more people 65 and up
Wright Township 22.2%Fairview Township 14.5%
Homeowners+11 pts renters
Fairview Township has more renters
Wright Township 93%Fairview Township 82%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Fairview Township and Wright Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Fairview TownshipWright TownshipFairview TownshipWright Township
Fairview Township ↔ Wright Township3.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
163 Fairview Township residents work in Wright Township (8.2% of its workers)
68 Wright Township residents work in Fairview Township (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Fairview Township →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Fairview Township$1,840/mo
Typical home $293K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $849/mo · Housing →
Wright Township$1,850/mo
Typical home $295K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Fairview Township places higher on 9 of 21 PA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Pennsylvania ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–Fairview TownshipNot graded AWright TownshipSafer than 90% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+Fairview TownshipBetter than 72% of districts in the state B+Wright TownshipBetter than 72% of districts in the state
Health
A−Fairview TownshipHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns A−Wright TownshipHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns
9Fairview Township
6Wright Township

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 990 towns #716#266 Most educatedPeople · 1058 towns #126#327 Highest incomeIncome · 1058 towns #299#103 Shortest commuteGetting around · 1058 towns #422#610 Fastest growingGrowth · 1058 towns #358#524 Most trailsOutdoors · 787 towns #46#168 SafestSafety · 262 towns #17#54 Most conserved landOutdoors · 1055 towns #8#126

Left end = #1 in Pennsylvania. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Fairview Township’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Fairview TownshipWright Township
Snow a year—46″
January low—16°F
July high—80°F
Growing season (days)—159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st11th
Outdoors & history
Fairview TownshipWright Township
Trails25 mi17 mi
Conserved land55.5%27.4%
Archive photos5—
Community
Fairview TownshipWright Township
Library hours a week42 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Fairview TownshipWright Township
People
Population 4,733Lowest 5,762Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4%Highest PA: +2.4% +1.3%Lowest PA: +2.4%
Median age 41.1±4.2Lowest about the PA average 46.4±2.7Highest 13% above PA
Wright Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.4%±6.9Highest PA: 20.4% 21.2%±4.4Lowest PA: 20.4%
Fairview Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.5%±2.6Lowest PA: 19.5% 22.2%±4.3Highest PA: 19.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53.9%Highest PA: 35.2% 36.9%Lowest PA: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.6Lowest PA: 6.1% 4.3%±2Highest PA: 6.1%
Wright Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,500±$18kLowest 24% above PA $124,000±$25kHighest 59% above PA
Wright Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $293,400±$54kLowest 15% above PA $295,100±$19kHighest 16% above PA
Wright Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $849±$34 30% below PA —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,623Highest 9% above PA $3,619Lowest 9% above PA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15%±15.2Lowest PA: 48.2% 25.5%±25.2Highest PA: 48.2%
Wright Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.1%Lowest PA: 11.7% 7.3%Highest PA: 11.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82%Lowest PA: 69.3% 93%Highest PA: 69.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 12 yrs newer than PA 1982Highest 17 yrs newer than PA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 7% below PA 27 minHighest about the PA average
Work from home 22%±9.1Lowest PA: 15.6% 22.7%±7.6Highest PA: 15.6%
Wright Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.3%Lowest 11.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 11.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Lowest 1.77Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wilkes-Barre (17%)Wilkes-Barre (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in Wright Township3% work in Fairview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 55.5%Highest 27.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.7 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.6 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.0Highest 13.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #329 of 765 in PA#265 of 765 in PA
School district Crestwood SDCrestwood SD
High school in town None in townCrestwood Secondary Campus
Students per teacherat that high school — 20.8
Pennsylvania average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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