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About Rice
Township in Pennsylvania, USRice Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,626 at the 2020 census.
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Safety in Rice
Safety Grade A
Rice reports less crime per resident than 92% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Rice
Full picture →Most working residents leave Rice for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Wilkes-Barre (15%), Wright (10%) and Plains (7%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Rice
Compared with Pennsylvania
of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Rice
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Rice
Full climate →Rice has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Rice
All Rice schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Rice’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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