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Avoca is a small town of 2,526 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 miles from Scranton, PA and 97 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $986 a month.
2,526people
$185kTypical home
$986/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
45"Snow
201Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,526
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,476 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Scranton, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,169/mo)
- Median rent $986/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (730 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to AVP airport
- 93 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 699 ft
- 91 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 505 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 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 bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Luzerne County: R+19 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