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Chinchilla is a small town of 2,213 people in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 miles from Scranton, PA and 106 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,213people
$259kTypical home
$1,754/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
50"Snow
201Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,213
- Part of a metro area
- About 883 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Scranton, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,633/mo)
- Median rent $1,754/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 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 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to AVP airport
- 95 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,345 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 484 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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