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Archbald is a big small town of 7,404 people in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Scranton, PA and 102 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $966 a month.
7,404people
$217kTypical home
$966/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
54"Snow
201Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,404
- Part of a metro area
- About 433 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to New York, NY
- 9 mi to Scranton, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,368/mo)
- Median rent $966/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (969 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to AVP airport
- 91 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,142 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 469 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lackawanna County: D+3 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk