Taylor
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Outdoors in Taylor
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About Taylor
Borough in Pennsylvania, USTaylor is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Scranton on the Lackawanna River. It was founded in 1790 by Cornelius Atherton. Silk manufacturing and coal mining were once practiced in the borough. Most of Taylor is built over abandoned mines. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476), accessible via the Keyser Avenue Interchange, passes through Taylor, going north to Clarks Summit and south to Philadelphia. The population of Taylor at the 2020 census was 6,302.
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How Taylor ranks
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Housing in Taylor
The typical Taylor home is worth about $232,000, down 2.5% in a year, 20% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
Only 2 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Health in Taylor
Compared with Pennsylvania
of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Taylor
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Taylor
All Taylor schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Taylor’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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