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Emerald Lakes is a small town of 2,716 people in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It's about 26 miles from Scranton, PA and 76 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,716people
$265kTypical home
$1,277/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
40"Snow
201Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,716
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 913 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 26 mi to Scranton, PA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,670/mo)
- Median rent $1,277/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to AVP airport
- 70 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,929 ft
- 70 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 393 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- 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.