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Throop is a small town of 4,081 people in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 4 miles from Scranton, PA and 101 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $983 a month.
4,081people
$165kTypical home
$983/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
49"Snow
201Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,081
- Part of a metro area
- About 821 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to Scranton, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,043/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (478 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to AVP airport
- 90 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 997 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 490 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 75 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lackawanna County: D+3 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