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Nicholson is a tiny town of 696 people in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Scranton, PA and 117 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $758 a month.
696people
$165kTypical home
$758/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
69"Snow
201Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 696
- Part of a metro area
- About 601 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Scranton, PA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,039/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 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 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to AVP airport
- 104 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 368 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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