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Holiday Pocono is a tiny town of 743 people in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 26 miles from Scranton, PA and 75 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $994 a month.
743people
$207kTypical home
$994/moRent
78° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
201Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 743
- Part of a metro area
- About 317 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 26 mi to Scranton, PA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,305/mo)
- Median rent $994/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (999 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to AVP airport
- 79 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,723 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- Campground in town
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 528 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+35 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High 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.