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West Hazleton is a big small town of 5,178 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 35 miles from Scranton, PA and 81 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,178people
$152kTypical home
$1,186/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
44"Snow
213Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,178
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,279 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 35 mi to Scranton, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$957/mo)
- Median rent $1,186/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (874 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to AVP airport
- 87 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,490 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 376 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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