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Hazleton is a small city of 30,111 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 35 miles from Scranton, PA and 79 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $1k a month.
30,111people
$152kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
79° / 32°Summer / winter
43"Snow
223Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,111
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,042 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 35 mi to Scranton, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$956/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (537 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to AVP airport
- 84 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,703 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 393 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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