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Sugar Notch is a tiny town of 999 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Scranton, PA and 92 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $882 a month.
999people
$155kTypical home
$882/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
40"Snow
201Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 999
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,006 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Scranton, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$976/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k)
- Low property crime (908 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to AVP airport
- 98 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 517 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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