Living in Warrior Run, PA
Warrior Run is a tiny town of 466 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Scranton, PA and 92 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $1k a month.
466people
$105kTypical home
$1,183/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
40"Snow
201Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 466
- Part of a metro area
- About 706 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 21 mi to Scranton, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$665/mo)
- Median rent $1,183/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 128 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
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to AVP airport
- 98 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 507 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 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
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.