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Lake Winola is a tiny town of 572 people in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It's about 12 miles from Scranton, PA and 111 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $945 a month.
572people
$175kTypical home
$945/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
54"Snow
201Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 572
- Part of a metro area
- About 371 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 12 mi to Scranton, PA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,102/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 54" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 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 47
- 18% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to AVP airport
- 104 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 458 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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