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Pocono Springs is a tiny town of 835 people in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 16 miles from Scranton, PA and 87 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $2k a month.
835people
$172kTypical home
$1,578/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
45"Snow
201Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 835
- Part of a metro area
- About 220 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to New York, NY
- 16 mi to Scranton, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,087/mo)
- Median rent $1,578/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" 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
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to AVP airport
- 76 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,090 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 529 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 115 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+37 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk