Rankings · How Luzerne ranks in PA
Luzerne ranks #78 in Pennsylvania for affordability
Luzerne is ranked on 21 lists against the 1,057 Pennsylvania towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Lists ranked on
21
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #78 most affordable
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 12 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 9% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Luzerne does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Luzerne marked.
At a glance
Luzerne lands in the top half on 7 of 12 lists
Each dot is Luzerne’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Luzerne does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#167/1057 People
Most educated#930/1057 What kind of place
More vacation homes than 93% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Luzerne’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More vacation homes than 93% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
5.9% of homes are seasonal
More seniors than 87% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
27% of residents are 65+
More snow than 87% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
45 in of snow a year
Older than 84% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
49.3 median age
Fewer kids than 54% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.6% of residents are under 18
Shorter growing season than 53% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
178 days between frosts
Next door
Luzerne out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.