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Kingston is a big small town of 13,397 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Scranton, PA and 95 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,397people
$173kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
43"Snow
201Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,397
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,243 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Scranton, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,090/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,402 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 31% 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
- 10 mi to AVP airport
- 98 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 522 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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