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Dallas is a small town of 2,692 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Scranton, PA and 101 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 $258k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,692people
$258kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
42"Snow
201Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,692
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,169 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Scranton, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,626/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 12 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 (118 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (520 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to AVP airport
- 104 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 471 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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