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Plymouth is a big small town of 5,770 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Scranton, PA and 95 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $930 a month.
5,770people
$93kTypical home
$930/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
40"Snow
201Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,770
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,377 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 19 mi to Scranton, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$583/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (786 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,947 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to AVP airport
- 100 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 581 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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