Clarks Summit is a borough in Lackawanna County, northwest of Scranton in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 5,108 at the 2020 census. It is also the northern control city of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, I-476, though the official terminus is in adjacent South Abington Township.

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How Clarks Summit ranks

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#35Shortest commute in PA #110Most educated in PA #143Most walkable in PA All PA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code18411

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Living in Clarks Summit

Housing in Clarks Summit

$357K▲ 5.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Clarks Summit home is worth about $357,000, up 5.4% in a year, 23% above the Pennsylvania typical home.

Only 4 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Clarks Summit

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Clarks Summit's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Clarks Summit 0.6

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Clarks Summit 2.6

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Clarks Summit

Compared with Pennsylvania

3better than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 2 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 0 close Habits all close Care 2▲ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

4.1%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · better 74.5%More adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · better

Care nearby

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City · 4.6 mi · ER

The Wright Center for Community Health Clarks Summit PracticeSouth Abington Township · 0.5 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthNo shortage

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Natural hazards in Clarks Summit

Very low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 11% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves

32Does Clarks Summit flood?paid flood claims since 1984 3Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Clarks Summit MapClarks Summit vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Schools in Clarks Summit

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School Grade A

The public schools Clarks Summit’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 88% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#147Best public schoolsof 764 in PA

DistrictAbington Heights SDSchools1

Clarks Summit El Sch A-Elementary · Grades K–4 · 399 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.