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About Scranton
City in Pennsylvania, United StatesScranton is a second A class city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 at the 2020 census (estimated at 75,514 in 2025), Scranton is the sixth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is part of the Wyoming Valley metropolitan area, which includes five cities and more than 40 boroughs forming a contiguous urban corridor with an estimated 574,000 residents. It is located 56 miles (90 km) north of Allentown, 104 miles (167 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia, and 99 miles (159 km) west-northwest of New York City. Scranton is located in the Lackawanna River valley and was hist…
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Housing in Scranton
The typical Scranton home is worth about $202,000, down 2.5% in a year, 31% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Scranton
Safety Grade C+
Scranton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.
Health in Scranton
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of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.
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Schools in Scranton
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The public schools Scranton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 73% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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.
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