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Clarks Summit is a big small town of 5,073 people in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 miles from Scranton, PA and 107 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,073people
$235kTypical home
$1,305/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
54"Snow
201Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,073
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,201 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Scranton, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,481/mo)
- Median rent $1,305/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 54" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (422 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to AVP airport
- 97 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,293 ft
- 91 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 475 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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