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Inkerman is a small town of 1,581 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 11 miles from Scranton, PA and 96 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,581people
$174kTypical home
$1,434/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
45"Snow
201Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,581
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,163 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 11 mi to Scranton, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,098/mo)
- Median rent $1,434/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 57
- 17% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to AVP airport
- 96 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 516 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.