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Tunkhannock is a small town of 1,636 people in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It's about 17 miles from Scranton, PA and 114 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $729 a month.
1,636people
$183kTypical home
$729/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
56"Snow
201Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,636
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,842 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Scranton, PA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,154/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (837 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to AVP airport
- 109 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 447 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wyoming County: R+37 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