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Moscow is a small town of 1,798 people in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 8 miles from Scranton, PA and 94 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $950 a month.
1,798people
$307kTypical home
$950/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
48"Snow
201Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,798
- Part of a metro area
- About 631 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 8 mi to Scranton, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,936/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (706 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to AVP airport
- 84 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,805 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 537 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 108 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lackawanna County: D+3 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