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Meshoppen is a tiny town of 549 people in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Scranton, PA and 120 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $1k a month.
549people
$153kTypical home
$1,308/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
55"Snow
197Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 549
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 795 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 24 mi to Scranton, PA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$967/mo)
- Median rent $1,308/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (220 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,526 per 100k)
People
- Median age 20
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to AVP airport
- 104 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 978 ft
- 109 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 266 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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