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Dalton is a small town of 1,415 people in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 10 miles from Scranton, PA and 110 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,415people
$276kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
59"Snow
201Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,415
- Part of a metro area
- About 469 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Scranton, PA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,741/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 59" of snow a year
- 18 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 (139 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (861 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to AVP airport
- 100 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 981 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 452 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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