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Swoyersville is a big small town of 5,048 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Scranton, PA and 97 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $744 a month.
5,048people
$148kTypical home
$744/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
43"Snow
201Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,048
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,337 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Scranton, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$935/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (680 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 14% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to AVP airport
- 99 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 513 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 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