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Pocono Mountain Lake Estates is a tiny town of 700 people in Pike County, Pennsylvania. It's about 40 miles from Scranton, PA and 63 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $1k a month.
700people
$190kTypical home
$1,378/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
40"Snow
216Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 700
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 329 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to New York, NY
- 40 mi to Scranton, PA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,197/mo)
- Median rent $1,378/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 40" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (2 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (13 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 30% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 55 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to AVP airport
- 53 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 978 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 392 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+24 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High 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.