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West Pittston is a small town of 4,679 people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Scranton, PA and 98 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $968 a month.
4,679people
$179kTypical home
$968/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
45"Snow
201Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,679
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,706 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 9 mi to Scranton, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,129/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 45" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 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 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to AVP airport
- 96 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 496 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 79 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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