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Harveys Lake is a small town of 2,809 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Scranton, PA and 105 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,809people
$239kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
41"Snow
197Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,809
- Part of a metro area
- About 521 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Scranton, PA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,505/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" 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
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (786 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to AVP airport
- 108 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,303 ft
- 107 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 440 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 76 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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