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Bethany is a tiny town of 279 people in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Scranton, PA and 96 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $742 a month.
279people
$237kTypical home
$742/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
58"Snow
201Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 279
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 560 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to Scranton, PA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,493/mo)
- Median rent $742/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to AVP airport
- 86 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,401 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 242 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+37 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk