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Conashaugh Lakes is a small town of 1,538 people in Pike County, Pennsylvania. It's about 36 miles from Scranton, PA and 71 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,538people
$296kTypical home
$1,378/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
44"Snow
216Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,538
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 575 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to New York, NY
- 36 mi to Scranton, PA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,864/mo)
- Median rent $1,378/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (2 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (13 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 48 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to AVP airport
- 60 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,467 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 211 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+24 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.