A town of 2,602, settled in 1870. A typical home worth about $169K.
The 3 things Ashley does most differently from other towns.
1902 · Shipping coal after the strike--coal br…Where Ashley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Ashley. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Ashley for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Wilkes-Barre (16%), Hanover (14%) and Plains (7%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
The typical Ashley home is worth about $169,000, up 4.4% in a year, 42% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
0.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pinchot State Forest | — | 34 |
| 2. Firemens Memorial Park | — | 3 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 207 | — | 1 |
Ashley beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Ashley | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 53.6% | 64.4% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 59.9% | 67.5% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
Ashley has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Ashley reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
14 notable people were born in Ashley.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Ashley is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, one mile (1.6 km) from Wilkes-Barre. The population was 2,588 at the 2020 census.
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