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Scranton Pennsylvania Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Scranton Pennsylvania Real Estate

Scranton, Pennsylvania, is located in Lackawanna County, of , and 98 miles NW of New York, New York. Scranton has a population of 76,415.

Scranton Homes

Scranton properties pool is 31,303 residential properties including Scranton new homes. Median age of real estate in Scranton is 1939. Average Household size is 3.01 people. 3% are one bedroom homes, 18% are 2 bedroom homes, 54% are 3 bedroom homes, 18% are 4 bedroom homes, and 7% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Scranton Mortgage Statistics

Scranton mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Scranton USA
Homes With No Mortgage 44%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 56%
70%
First Mortgage Only 42%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 14%
16%

Scranton Area Real Estate Tax

Scranton Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,327 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 39,233. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Scranton School District: Children make up 20.8% of Scranton population. Scranton has 15,877 under 18 years old residents, or 0.5 kids per one worker, or 0.51 kids per one household.

Scranton Real Estate & Scranton Homeownership

There are 11582.11 or 37% one person households, 9390.9 or 30% two person households, and 4695.45 or 15% three person households in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Median residents age is 38.8, Senior citizens (65+) make up 15,363 or 20.1%% of Scranton population.

There are 32,028 workers (over 16 years of age) in Scranton. Of these, 89.06% drive to work. Approximately 1.81% of workers in Scranton take public transportation. An estimated 6.92% walk to work.

Median Scranton homeowner's housing expences are 18.7%

Crime in Scranton (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Scranton USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
34.42
47.5
Robberies
12.04
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
17.27
29.5
Property Crimes
295.75
358.8
Burglaries
69.1
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
202.45
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
24.21
43.3

Invest in Scranton Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Scranton Pennsylvania area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Scranton USA
Near Medium City
-
Near Large City
New York, New York
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Scranton Zip Codes
18503, 18504, 18505, 18507, 18508, 18509, 18510, 18512, 18515, 18517, 18518, 18519
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Scranton Area Codes
570
-
White population
93.54%
75.1%
African-American population
3.02%
12.3%
Asian
1.08%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
0.11%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
2.62%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 39,233%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
14.17%
12.4%

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