Living in Laceyville, PA
Laceyville is a tiny town of 423 people in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It's about 30 miles from Scranton, PA and 125 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $868 a month.
423people
$138kTypical home
$868/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
44"Snow
197Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 423
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,192 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 30 mi to Scranton, PA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$867/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,157 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to AVP airport
- 101 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wyoming County: R+37 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.