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Pocono Pines is a tiny town of 953 people in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It's about 23 miles from Scranton, PA and 78 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $1k a month.
953people
$276kTypical home
$1,393/moRent
78° / 31°Summer / winter
40"Snow
201Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 953
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 184 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 23 mi to Scranton, PA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,737/mo)
- Median rent $1,393/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to AVP airport
- 73 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,788 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 501 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- 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.