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Big Bass Lake is a small town of 1,428 people in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 14 miles from Scranton, PA and 88 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,428people
$204kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
78° / 31°Summer / winter
45"Snow
201Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,428
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 346 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 14 mi to Scranton, PA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,288/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 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 47
- 36% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to AVP airport
- 79 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,926 ft
- 78 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 591 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.