Coolbaugh Township is the largest township by land area in Monroe County — 87.87 square miles of Pocono Mountains terrain at 1,739 feet elevation, with around 54 inches of snow most winters. The housing stock here is young for the region: 11,163 units, 54.3% married-couple households, built up fast during a 35.2% population jump between 2000 and 2010, and back in 2010 the median age was just 37.4 with only 10.2% of residents 65 or older. Tobyhanna Army Depot anchors the local economy — median household income was $54,339 in 2010 — and the stairlift calls we get out here tend to be families managing a parent's mobility in a two-story house rather than an all-retiree neighborhood.
Why a stairlift installed in Coolbaugh, PA is planned around the way this specific community lives, not stamped out from a one-size-fits-all template.
Coolbaugh Township spans 87.87 sq mi at 1,739 ft elevation in the Pocono Mountains, the largest township by area in Monroe County, with a warm-summer humid continental climate and roughly 54 inches of annual snowfall.
Source ↗Coolbaugh Township's 11,163 housing units (2010) are predominantly family-oriented (54.3% married-couple households) rather than concentrated retirement housing, reflecting rapid Pocono Mountains residential growth of 35.2% between 2000 and 2010.
Source ↗The Tobyhanna Army Depot is a major employer within the township, which had a median household income of $54,339 (2010) and a younger-skewing population (median age 37.4, only 10.2% aged 65+).
Source ↗Every home is different. Here are six recent installs from Monroe County. Tap any project to see the full gallery, tech specs, and the story behind it.
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| Your option | Upfront cost | 10-year total |
|---|---|---|
| Stairlift Installation Best value Professional install by All American Stairlifts, Coolbaugh PA | $2,750 – $14,700 One-time | $2,750 – $14,700 Lifetime use |
| Moving to a single-story home Selling, buying, closing, moving costs in the Monroe market | $50,000+ Plus relocation stress | $50,000+ Loss of community ties |
| Assisted living facility Monroe County average, private room | $4,500/mo Recurring | $540,000 And rising annually |
| In-home caregiver (8 hrs/day) Licensed home health aide, Florida market rates | $6,000/mo Recurring | $730,000+ Before wage increases |
| Home elevator installation Requires shaft construction, permits, months of work | $25,000 to $50,000 Plus renovation | $28,000 to $55,000 Includes maintenance |
Sources: AARP Cost of Care Survey 2025, Genworth Cost of Care Study, and Pennsylvania Department of Elder Affairs. Figures reflect Coolbaugh metro averages.
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Eligibility: Veterans & surviving spousesHome & Community-Based Services Waiver may cover up to 100% of installation for income-qualified residents.
Eligibility: Medicaid + medical needWith a doctor's letter of medical necessity, the full cost is deductible on Schedule A as a qualified medical expense.
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(800) 965-0350 Call Now. It's FreeCoolbaugh Township covers 88 square miles of northern Monroe County and the housing stock changes by the lake or the road you live on. Tobyhanna, the largest unincorporated community, holds 1960s and 1970s ranchers built during the Army Depot expansion — standard runs, finished basements. Pocono Summit along Route 940 has hillside lots, 1950s cottages, and raised entries that ice over each winter. A Pocono Country Place, the gated 4,500-home community off Route 196, runs to chalet-style log homes with open-side loft stairs needing freestanding rails. Arrowhead Lake holds lakeside vacation chalets converted to year-round homes. The Route 611 corridor toward Mount Pocono mixes older trade-route homes with newer infill.
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Stairlift Types
Bestseller · From $2,800
The standard for Coolbaugh's Tobyhanna ranchers and Arrowhead Lake bi-levels. Over 70% of the stairlifts we install across Monroe County are straight rails — simple, reliable, and installed in under four hours.
vs Curved: 3x less expensive and installed in one visit. vs Home elevator: 10-15x less cost and no construction. vs Moving bedroom downstairs: Keeps your home exactly as it is.
Custom-Built · From $9,000
Custom-fabricated for the landing turns in Coolbaugh's Sullivan Trail split-levels and older Pocono Summit cottages. When your staircase has a 90-degree turn or a mid-landing, the rail is manufactured for your exact geometry.
vs Straight with landing break: One smooth ride instead of transferring seats. vs Home elevator: Half the cost, no construction permits, no shaft needed. vs Moving: A fraction of what selling and relocating costs.
Weather-Tough · From $4,000
Sealed for Pocono winters — heavy snowfall, freeze-thaw cycles, and sub-zero wind chill. Every outdoor component is UV-stabilized and carries an IP55 weather seal rated for year-round mountain exposure off Route 611.
vs Standard stairlift outdoors: Won't rust, seize, or void its warranty. vs Exterior ramp: No permits, no concrete work, no lost yard. vs Home entry renovation: Installed in a single day.
600 lb Rated · From $5,050
600 lb capacity for homeowners who need a reinforced solution beyond the standard 300-lb seat. Wider 22-inch padded seat, reinforced rail — fits the wider stairways in newer A Pocono Country Place builds and Arrowhead Lake homes.
vs Standard stairlift: Extra capacity and wider seat for maximum comfort. vs Custom furniture lift: A fraction of the price with faster install. vs Home elevator: Much lower cost with the same weight confidence.
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How jobs tend to go for Coolbaugh homeowners, where about 18% of residents are 65 or older. Drag to scroll, or use the arrows and dots below.
We live in a chalet near Tobyhanna Lake that we bought in 1992. The loft stairs are open on one side and steep. I was terrified of falling every morning. The crew anchored the rail to the treads, and the folded seat doesn't block the railing at all. I ride up and down four times a day now without thinking about it.
I worked at Tobyhanna Army Depot for 28 years and my back finally gave out. The VA clinic on Hap Arnold Boulevard wrote the HISA prescription and All American prefilled every form. The grant covered $6,800 and the lift was installed five weeks after my first call. No bureaucratic runaround at all.
Our split-level on Sullivan Trail has the landing turn that every other installer told us would need two separate lifts. All American scanned the whole run and fabricated one curved rail. My husband rides from the garage entry to the upper bedrooms without stopping. Four months in, not a single issue.
Mom qualified for CHC through Monroe County and the managed care plan covered the full cost. All American handled the authorization paperwork and installed two weeks after approval. She hasn't slept downstairs since December. The seat folds flat and the hallway is still wide enough for her walker.
The front porch flagstone steps ice over every winter without fail. Dad fell on them twice before we called. They measured Wednesday and installed Friday. The lift handles snow, ice, and everything the Poconos throw at it. He uses it every single day, even in the worst weather.
I use a power wheelchair and a standard stairlift was not going to work. All American installed an inclined platform lift with yellow safety edges along the indoor stairs in our APCP chalet. The HISA grant and CHC covered everything. I roll onto the platform and ride between floors without getting out of my chair.
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Depends on the staircase, not the township. Most homes here went up during the 2000-2010 growth run, so straight rails on standard two-story layouts are common and price at the lower end. A staircase with a landing or a turn costs more because the rail has to be custom-bent to fit it.
The lift itself is priced by the staircase, but Coolbaugh sits in a mid affordability band, and with 78.9% homeownership here, most of what we quote lines up with financing or funding conversations rather than a straight cash purchase. With median household income at $54,339 back in 2010, budget-conscious buyers here often ask about PA Assistive Technology Foundation's 0% mini-loan before settling on a model.
For a straight staircase in one of the newer two-story homes built during the township's 35.2% growth run, yes — it brings the price down and still performs well. It's a harder match for a custom bend, which shows up more in older housing stock than in the newer construction that makes up most of Coolbaugh.
A straight rail in a standard two-story house — which describes most of the township's 11,163 housing units — is usually a half-day job from walkthrough to a working lift. A staircase with a landing partway up, more common in older pockets of the county than in Coolbaugh's newer construction, adds time to both the measurement and the install.
Not the install itself — that happens indoors. But at 1,739 feet with roughly 54 inches of snow most winters, we plan around road access on storm days, especially given how spread out Coolbaugh is at 87.87 square miles, the largest township by area in Monroe County.
Yes, and it's usually the easier version of the job. Most of Coolbaugh's housing dates to the rapid growth between 2000 and 2010, so stairwells tend to run standard width with a straight run rather than the narrower, older construction we deal with in some of the county's smaller boroughs.
Yes, through Community HealthChoices — the state's Medicaid HCBS waiver — a stairlift can be approved as a home adaptation under HADME. There's no published dollar cap; it goes case-by-case through your person-centered service plan. Start with the PA Independent Enrollment Broker at 1-844-824-3655, or the PA Health Law Project helpline at 1-800-274-3258 if a claim gets denied and you need help working the appeal.
The OPTIONS Program, Pennsylvania's state-funded in-home services program, has no income cap to qualify, though a sliding-scale copay may apply depending on income. In Monroe County it's administered through the Area Agency on Aging — call 570-420-3735 to apply, or the state Department of Aging at 717-783-1550 for general questions.
Yes — a fair number of the households near the Depot are veteran families. The VA's Specially Adapted Housing grant runs up to $126,526 and the Special Home Adaptation grant up to $25,350 for FY2026, both for service-connected disability housing changes, and VA Prosthetics can cover the stairlift itself with no fixed cap when it's medically prescribed. Call VA benefits at 1-800-827-1000 to start the claim.
These are the three guides our Coolbaugh customers read most often before booking. Written by our installers, not marketers.
VA HISA grants, SAH/SHA adaptations, and exactly how to file, for service-connected and non-service-connected claims.
VA HISA, Medicaid waivers, IRS medical deduction, state grants, and 0% financing, with the actual forms you need.
Straight vs curved, standard vs heavy-duty, indoor vs outdoor. A read that saves you from buying the wrong model.
Coolbaugh Stairlift Specialist · 15+ yrs
I've done straight-rail jobs all over Coolbaugh Township, and the size of this place is the first thing you notice — 87.87 square miles means the house I'm quoting on Monday might be a 20-minute drive from the one I measured Friday, all still inside township lines. Most of what I see is younger two-story construction from that big growth run in the 2000s, not the older farmhouse stairs I get in some of the smaller boroughs nearby, so straight rails fit clean more often than not. With Tobyhanna Depot close by, a good number of the households I talk to are veteran families, and that changes which funding conversation we start with.
Coolbaugh Township homeowners and Pocono-area veterans have counted on us for years. Whether you live in a Tobyhanna rancher near the Army Depot, a Pocono Summit cottage along Route 940, or a chalet in A Pocono Country Place off Route 196, the first step is always the same: a free in-home assessment with a written quote.
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