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Penn Lake Park is a tiny town of 376 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Scranton, PA and 83 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $1k a month.
376people
$244kTypical home
$1,440/moRent
79° / 32°Summer / winter
38"Snow
201Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 376
- Part of a metro area
- About 238 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 21 mi to Scranton, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,537/mo)
- Median rent $1,440/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 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 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to AVP airport
- 89 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,371 ft
- 85 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 555 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.