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Conyngham is a small town of 1,526 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 35 miles from Scranton, PA and 83 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $934 a month.
1,526people
$251kTypical home
$934/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
42"Snow
213Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,526
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,487 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 35 mi to Scranton, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,585/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to AVP airport
- 89 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 382 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Luzerne County: R+19 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