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Dunmore is a big small town of 14,181 people in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from Scranton, PA and 100 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $928 a month.
14,181people
$196kTypical home
$928/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
48"Snow
201Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,181
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,590 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 3 mi to Scranton, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,237/mo)
- Median rent $928/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (969 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to AVP airport
- 90 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 85 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 517 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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