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East Side is a tiny town of 457 people in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Scranton, PA and 80 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $805 a month.
457people
$125kTypical home
$805/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
37"Snow
201Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 457
- Part of a metro area
- About 396 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 24 mi to Scranton, PA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°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
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (999 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to AVP airport
- 87 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,270 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 475 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+35 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.