The story of this market
The typical home in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania sells for about $259,269, or $155 per square foot.
Prices are up +8.9% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 16 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 76% since 2000. Last year 25 of 43 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,363 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,363 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
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2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+13.6%). Worst: 2010 (-3.9%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+3.6%
PA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,786
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 43 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
40
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $72,399,204.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
75.3%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6900 | 3891 | 75.3% | 12.5% | $145,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna County's housing market demonstrates sustained stability and appreciation, with the median sale price reaching approximately $259,000, representing an 8.9% increase year-over-year. Low inventory and an average market velocity of roughly 16 to 49 days sustain competition, keeping sale-to-list price ratios near parity at 99.4%. Affordability relative to eastern Pennsylvania and the greater New York/New Jersey metropolitan areas continues to underpin steady inbound buyer demand.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved down 1.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 39 days on market with 0.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 3.26% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.3% · poverty 13.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 27 researched ZIP reports of 29 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.6%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 18403 | Archbald | $115,000 | $135 | +7.3% | 57 | 96% | 12% | 5.2 | 86 | $953 | researched Sep 16 |
| 18407 | Carbondale | $226,000 | $113 | +5.8% | 41 | 98.5% | 33.3% | 0.1 | 12 | $807 | researched Sep 16 |
| 18411 | Clarks Summit | $524,228 | $189 | 0% | 21 | — | — | — | 9,758 | $1,313 | researched Sep 16 |
| 18414 | Dalton | $282,000 | $163 | 0% | 110 | — | — | — | 21 | $1,254 | researched Sep 17 |
| 18416 | Elmhurst | $321,000 | $185 | +3.5% | 35 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.2 | 821 | $1,450 | researched Sep 18 |
| 18417 | Equinunk | $375,000 | $370 | +0.1% | 50 | — | — | — | 795 | $797 | researched Sep 16 |
| 18419 | Factoryville | $374,500 | $249 | +4.2% | 28 | 98.5% | 12% | 2.8 | 42 | $981 | researched Sep 16 |
| 18420 | Fleetville | $225,000 | $113 | +8.5% | 28 | 100% | 4.8% | 2.6 | 1,559 | $875 | researched Sep 16 |
| 18424 | Gouldsboro | $294,933 | $141 | -0.6% | 31 | 99.4% | — | — | 43 | $1,153 | researched Sep 17 |
| 18433 | Jermyn | $325,000 | $165 | +3.4% | 43 | 98.5% | 12% | 2.3 | 28 | $988 | researched Sep 18 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Countywide property and violent crime rates trend slightly below state and national benchmarks, though urban neighborhoods within core Scranton exhibit higher incidence rates than suburban Abington-area boroughs.
Public school quality exhibits wide geographic variation, ranging from top-performing districts like Abington Heights and North Pocono to more challenged, under-resourced urban facilities in the Scranton School District.
Flooding along the Lackawanna River basin and localized runoff creeks represents the primary physical hazard, with roughly 9% of county parcels exposed to flood risk while wildfire risk remains low to moderate across Pocono fringe areas.
Economic momentum is sustained by healthcare networks, logistics along the I-81 and I-84/I-380 corridors, and higher education anchors, though heavy industrial replacement remains steady rather than explosive.
Lackawanna County levies real estate taxes assessed by the Lackawanna County Assessor's Office utilizing predetermined assessment ratios alongside separate municipal and school district millage rates, producing an aggregate effective rate above 2%. Pennsylvania state homestead and farmstead exclusions apply for qualifying primary residences, while commercial parcels are subject to local corporate net income and local realty transfer taxes.
Lackawanna County's economy is anchored by healthcare, distribution logistics, education, and regional financial operations. Top private and non-profit employers include Geisinger Health System, Allied Services, and regional warehouse clusters along major interstate spokes.
The county is bisected by Interstate 81 running north-south, and serves as the terminus for Interstates 84 and 380, connecting directly east toward New York and New England. County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) provides bus services, with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport located directly to the south.
Municipal planning focuses on industrial revitalization along former rail and mining corridors, downtown Scranton infill and residential adaptive reuse, and preliminary planning for Scranton-to-NYC passenger rail connectivity.
Real property valuations are administered by the Lackawanna County Assessor's Office under the county's established base-year assessment schedule, where assessed valuation is multiplied by individual school, county, and municipal millage rates.
Parcels are subject to overlapping jurisdictions including school districts, municipal authorities, Lackawanna County government, and local municipal sewer or water authorities such as the Pennsylvania American Water service area and the Scranton Sewer Authority historical footprint.
Homeowners insurance rates in Lackawanna County are relatively stable compared to coastal regions, but properties along the Lackawanna River basin and Roaring Brook require supplementary FEMA National Flood Insurance Program coverage.
- Great Wolf Lodge | Pocono Mountains4.129.5 mi
- Montage Mountain Resorts47.8 mi
- Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark at Camelback Resort4.429.4 mi
- Camelbeach Outdoor Waterpark at Camelback Resort4.429.3 mi
- Camelback Mountain Adventures4.429.3 mi
- Pocono Raceway4.626.9 mi
- Mohegan Pennsylvania417.5 mi
- Montage Mountain Resorts47.8 mi
- The Pines at Woodloch4.725.7 mi
- Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza4.419.9 mi
- Montage Mountain Resorts47.8 mi
- Elk Mountain Ski Resort4.519.5 mi
- Cinemark Montage Mountain 20 and XD4.67.8 mi
- Claws 'N' Paws Wild Animal Park4.412.6 mi
- Electric City Aquarium & Reptile Den4.55.4 mi
- Steamtown National Historic Site4.85.6 mi
- Lacawac Sanctuary Field Station and Environmental Education Center4.714.9 mi
- The Electric City Trolley Museum4.65.6 mi
- Everhart Museum4.54.6 mi
- Scranton Iron Furnaces4.55.3 mi
- Seven Tubs Recreation Area - Pinchot Forest District4.718.8 mi
- Claws 'N' Paws Wild Animal Park4.412.6 mi
- Nay Aug Park4.64.7 mi
- Lackawanna State Park4.610.8 mi
- Frances Slocum State Park4.717.9 mi
- New Wave Marina4.717.5 mi
- Wilsonville Recreation Area4.320.4 mi
- Pine Hills Country Club4.48.1 mi
- Elmhurst Country Club4.66.3 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Golf Course4.29.4 mi
- Glenmaura National Golf Club4.78.8 mi
- Panorama Golf Course4.214.5 mi
- Viewmont Mall4.34.4 mi
- Wyoming Valley Mall: Wilkes-Barre Township3.919.5 mi
- The Marketplace at Steamtown3.95.4 mi
- ShopRite of Daleville4.29.7 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.319.8 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Located in downtown Scranton, this National Park Service site preserves early American railroading history with operating heritage steam train excursions, rail yards, and an extensive interactive museum complex.
Situated in Moosic, this 10,000-seat outdoor ballpark serves as the home stadium for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, anchoring local regional sports and events.
A multi-use recreational trail spanning over 40 miles along the Lackawanna River through the county, offering continuous walking, running, and cycling paths connecting urban Scranton to outlying boroughs.
A four-season mountain resort in Scranton and Moosic offering 27 ski trails, night skiing, snow tubing, and a seasonal summer waterpark that draws regional tourists and outdoor recreation enthusiasts.
Scranton's largest park featuring walking trails, rose gardens, picnic pavilions, play areas, and scenic elevated boardwalks crossing the dramatic Nay Aug Falls and Roaring Brook gorge.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates profile for Lackawanna County, PA (FIPS 42069).
applies when — Residential dwellings built before 1978.
Mandatory disclosure of known lead-based paint hazards.
Federal mandate incorporated into state disclosure expectations
Municipalities may enact zoning, subdivision, and land development ordinances.
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (53 P.S. §§ 10101 et seq.)
applies when — Communities with >12 units created after Feb 3, 1997.
Governed by the Uniform Planned Community Act (UPCA) regarding assessments, common elements, and association powers.
68 Pa. C.S. §§ 5101-5414
Borrowers may cure default up to one hour before the foreclosure auction by paying all past-due amounts, fees, and costs.
Act 6 and Act 91
Lenders must file a lawsuit and obtain a court judgment to foreclose; non-judicial or power-of-sale is prohibited.
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure Rules 1141-1150
applies when — Owner-occupied primary residences.
Formula: (Assessed Value - Exclusion Amount) × Tax Rate = Tax Owed. Exclusion amount varies by school district and county.
Taxpayer Relief Act (Act 1 of 2006)
Tax = Assessed Value × Local Millage Rate (1 mill = $1 per $1,000 of assessed value).
Pennsylvania Constitution Art. VIII
applies when — Applies to transfers of 1–4 unit residential properties.
Sellers must provide a written statement disclosing known material defects before the agreement of sale is signed.
68 Pa. C.S. §§ 7301-7315
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.