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Hickory Hills is a tiny town of 480 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 27 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 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $1k a month.
480people
$188kTypical home
$1,004/moRent
79° / 32°Summer / winter
37"Snow
201Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 480
- Part of a metro area
- About 342 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 27 mi to Scranton, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,187/mo)
- Median rent $1,004/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°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
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 18% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to AVP airport
- 86 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,440 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 411 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.