Fairmount, PA House for Sale

The tumbling waterfalls, rocky mountainsides and old-growth forests of Ricketts Glen State Park cover nearly half of Fairmount, and the park is a defining feature of the township. Stacks of firewood are for sale and a vending machine dispenses live bait outside a corner store, while a local restaurant bears the name “Trail’s End,” a reference to the trailheads less than 2 miles away. The state and federal governments preserve Ricketts Glen State Park from development, but the rest of Fairmount is nearly as rugged. Scattered farms are some of the only interruptions to the community’s wooded landscape. Meanwhile, shopping and health care are about 20 miles east in the city of Wilkes-Barre. A few clusters of homes were built around intersections of major roads, but houses are generally scattered about the community on lots of 3 acres or more. Some are Colonial Revivals standing along a highway, while others are cabins tucked back into the woods. Houses generally cost between $150,000 and $425,000. Fairmount’s CAP Index Crime Score is 1 out of 10, lower than the national average of 4. Kids can attend public schools 10 miles south of Fairmount. Kindergarteners through second