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Mount Cobb is a small town of 2,065 people in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Scranton, PA and 97 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $290k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,065people
$290kTypical home
$1,007/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
50"Snow
201Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,065
- Part of a metro area
- About 289 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to New York, NY
- 9 mi to Scranton, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $290k (≈$1,827/mo)
- Median rent $1,007/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (969 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to AVP airport
- 86 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,018 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.