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About Duryea
Borough in Pennsylvania, USDuryea is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, 9 miles (14 km) south of Scranton. The Susquehanna River marks Duryea's western boundary and the Lackawanna River flows through Duryea. It was incorporated as a borough in 1901, and had a notable switching rail yard, the Duryea yard (or Muller yard), connecting the central Wyoming Valley to destinations in lower New York and down-state Pennsylvania (in Harrisburg and Philadelphia). Coal mining and silk manufacturing were the chief industries in Duryea's early years. The population was 5,032 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Duryea
The typical Duryea home is worth about $216,000, up 3% in a year, 26% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
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Safety in Duryea
Safety Grade B+
Duryea reports less crime per resident than 67% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Duryea sits closer to the middle.
Health in Duryea
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Schools in Duryea
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The public schools Duryea’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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