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Dickson City is a big small town of 6,023 people in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 5 miles from Scranton, PA and 104 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $997 a month.
6,023people
$192kTypical home
$997/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
50"Snow
201Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,023
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,256 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to Scranton, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,213/mo)
- Median rent $997/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,016 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to AVP airport
- 93 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,119 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 487 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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