Rankings · How Scranton ranks in PA
Scranton ranks #79 in Pennsylvania for trails
Scranton is ranked on 29 lists against the 1,057 Pennsylvania towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Lists ranked on
29
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #79 most trails
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 17 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 10% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Scranton does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Scranton marked.
At a glance
Scranton lands in the top half on 7 of 17 lists
Each dot is Scranton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Scranton does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
What kind of place
Drier than 94% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Scranton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Drier than 94% of PA towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
Colder winters than 88% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.4° January low
More snow than 87% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
45 in of snow a year
Younger than 85% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
37.2 median age
More vacation homes than 79% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.6% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 78% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.8° July high
More kids than 62% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.2% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 59% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19% of residents are 65+
Shorter growing season than 53% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
178 days between frosts
Next door
Scranton out-ranks 1 of its 5 ranked neighbors
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.