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Forest City is a small town of 1,770 people in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Scranton, PA and 105 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $879 a month.
1,770people
$144kTypical home
$879/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
67"Snow
201Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,770
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,934 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to New York, NY
- 20 mi to Scranton, PA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$907/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (23 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to AVP airport
- 95 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,604 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 273 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Susquehanna County: R+45 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk