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New Columbus is a tiny town of 305 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 36 miles from Scranton, PA and 101 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $1k a month.
305people
$186kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
44"Snow
197Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 305
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 98 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 36 mi to Scranton, PA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,173/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to AVP airport
- 105 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 280 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Luzerne County: R+19 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