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East Berwick is a small town of 2,279 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 37 miles from Scranton, PA and 93 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,279people
$222kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
40"Snow
197Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,279
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,507 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 37 mi to Scranton, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,399/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 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 55
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to AVP airport
- 97 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 600 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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