Livability Score

85
/100
i The AreaVibes Livability Score evaluates 9 different categories and creates an overall score out of 100. The higher the score, the better the area.

amenities A+

There are lots of amenities close to this location.
Coffee (9) A+
Adezzo
Coffee Shop
Northern Light Espresso
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Caferazzi
Coffee Shop
City Market & Cafe
Coffee Shop
Veloce
Coffee Shop
Café Beignet
Coffee Shop
Mansour's Market
Coffee Shop
Zummo's Cafe
Coffee Shop
Back Burner's Cafe
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Entertainment (27) A+
Afa Gallery
Art Gallery
Scranton Iron Furnaces
Attraction
Artworks Gallery & Studio
Art Gallery
Iron Horse Movie Bistro
Cinema
Steamtown National Historic Site
Museum
Levels on Linden
Nightclub
Bourbon Street Saloon
Nightclub
Quain Memorial Conservatory
Theatre Arts
South Side Bowl
Bowling Alley
Laura Craig Gallery
Art Gallery
Lackawanna Historical Society
Museum
Civil War Museum
Museum
McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts
Theatre Arts
Electric City Trolley Museum
Museum
Scranton Cultural Center
Theatre Arts
Smurfit Arts Center
Theatre Arts
Everhart Museum
Museum
Everhart Museum
Museum
Houdini Museum
Museum
Theater at North
Theatre Arts
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Theatre Arts
Liberal Arts Center
Theatre Arts
Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts
Theatre Arts
Michael and Dolores Insalaco Studio Arts Center
Theatre Arts
Lackawana Coal Mine Tour
Museum
Food and Drink (44) A+
Bella Faccias Personalized Chocolates & Gifts
Sweets
Buona
Fast Food
Rocky's
Bar
Subway
Fast Food
Krispy Kreme
Fast Food
Backyard Ale House
Bar
Irish Wolf Pub
Bar
Whiskey Dick's
Bar
Abe's Kosher Delicatessen
Deli
Mert's
Bar
The Bog
Bar
McDonald's
Fast Food
Green Frog
Bar
Dunkin'
Fast Food
Dunkin'
Fast Food
Dunkin'
Fast Food
Burger King
Fast Food
Cockeyed Oscar's
Bar
Little Caesars
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
Cockeyed Oscars Place
Bar
Arby's
Fast Food
Domino's
Fast Food
Carmellas Italian Deli & Pastries
Deli
Fine Wine and Spirits
Alcohol
Fitness (5) C-
Crunch Fitness
Gym
Scranton Jewish Community Center
Community Centre
Dunmore Borough Community Center
Community Centre
Dunmore Senior Center
Community Centre
Denaples Family Community Services Building
Community Centre
Tripps Park Community Building
Community Centre
Planet Fitness
Gym
Core Fitness & Rehab
Gym
Greater Scranton YMCA
Gym
Taylor Community Center
Community Centre
United Sports Academy
Gym
Groceries (11) C-
Great Temptations Bake Shoppe
Bakery
Redner's
Grocery Store
Price Rite
Grocery Store
Gerrity's Supermarket
Grocery Store
Gerrity's
Grocery Store
Walmart Supercenter
Grocery Store
National Bakery
Bakery
Price Chopper
Grocery Store
Riccardos Market
Grocery Store
Giant
Grocery Store
Maines Food & Party Warehouse
Grocery Store
Dunmore Seafood Company
Seafood
Stange's Food Center
Grocery Store
Gerrity's Supermarket
Grocery Store
Price Chopper
Grocery Store
Gerrity's
Grocery Store
Schiff's
Grocery Store
Parks (83) A+
Renaissance Park
Park
Piazza dell' Arte
Park
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Playground
Connors Park
Park
Lackawanna Veterans Memorial Plaza
Park
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Park
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Park
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Park
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Park
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Park
Heritage Trail
Park
DeNaples Fields
Park
Royal Courts at DeNaples Fields
Park
Heritage Trail
Park
Heritage Trail
Park
Heritage Trail
Park
Clover Field
Park
Duffy Park
Park
Unknown Name
Playground
Shops (72) A+
Sarno & Son Tuxedos
Clothing
Lee Electric Supply Co Inc
Electronics
The Marketplace at Steamtown
Mall
N B Levy's Jewelers
Fashion
Duffy Jewelers
Fashion
Tom Grudis Optical Center
Optician
Runway
Clothing
Boccardo Jewelers
Fashion
Boccardo Jewelers
Fashion
Altier Jewelers
Fashion
LAVISH Body+Home
Beauty
Unknown Name
Convenience Store
Linden Mini Mart
Convenience Store
Court Square Jewelry
Fashion
Veloce
Bicycle
Museum Shop & Bookstore
Books
Cedar Bike & Paddle
Bicycle
Essence of Paradise
Beauty
Penn Furniture
Furniture
GreenBeing
Clothing
Northeastern Eye Institute
Optician
Scranton Rose Company
Florist
Plotkin & Sons Shoes
Shoes
Garcia's Market
Discount Store
Convenient Food Mart
Convenience Store
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commute A+

Of all people who commute, 1.8% take public transportation in Scranton.
Public Transit Stops (16)
Stops & Stations
A+
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Workers Taking Public Transit
1.8%
F
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cost of living A+

The cost of living in Scranton is 89/100 - which is 9% lower than Pennsylvania.
Cost of Living
Goods & Services, Housing, etc.
A-
Tax Rates
Income & Sales Tax
A+
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crime C-

Scranton crime rates are 2,099 per 100k, which is 19% higher than Pennsylvania
Property Crime
1,690 crimes per 100k
C+
Violent Crime
409 crimes per 100k
D+
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employment D

The median income in Scranton is $41,687 - which is 24% lower than Pennsylvania.
Med. Household Income
$41,687
F
Unemployment Rate
2.9%
B+
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health A+

There are many hospitals, police and fire stations.
Health & Safety (31)
Dentist, Doctor, Hospital, etc.
A+
Scranton Police Department
Police
Rite Aid
Pharmacy
Sheeley's Drug Store
Pharmacy
The Prescription Center
Pharmacy
Scranton Fire Department
Fire Station
Scranton Police Headquarters
Police
University Police
Police
Unknown Name
Doctor
Rite Aid
Pharmacy
Mulberry Medical Center
Doctor
Regional Hospital of Scranton
Hospital
Koch Building
Doctor
Moses Taylor Hospital
Hospital
Unknown Name
Dentist
Andrew Brown's Drug Store
Pharmacy
Geisinger Viewmont Meidcal Labs
Doctor
Dr. Eric D. Smith Internal Medicince
Doctor
Unknown Name
Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Walgreens
Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Geisinger Community Medical Center
Hospital
Scranton Primary Healthcare Center
Doctor
Physicians Health Alliance
Doctor
Unknown Name
Doctor
Air Quality
Median Air Quality
A
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housing A

Scranton home prices are $106,700 - which is 36% lower than Pennsylvania
Home Price
$106,700
F
Home Appreciation Rate
2%
C+
Home Affordability
2.6x (home price to income ratio)
A+
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schools D

The Scranton graduation rate is 80% - which is 6% lower than Pennsylvania
School Test Scores
39%
F
High School Grad. Rates
80%
D+
Elementary Schools (23) C-
South Scranton Intrmd Sch
John G Whittier #2
Scranton Hebrew Day School
Northeast Intrmd Sch
Mcnichols Plaza
Frances Willard #32
All Saints Academy
John Adams #4
Charles Sumner #18
William Prescott #38
West Scranton Intrmd Sch
George Bancroft #34
Isaac Tripp El Sch
John F. Kennedy #7
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Cs
St Clare/Saint Paul Elementary School
The Lutheran Academy Scranton
Neil Armstrong #40
St Mary Of Mt Carmel School
The Children'S Cornerstone
Robert Morris #27
Dunmore El Ctr
Nativity Miguel Of Scranton
Revival Baptist Christian School
Nhs School
High Schools (8) F
Milton Eisner Yeshiva High School
Scranton Hs
Scranton Preparatory School
West Scranton Hs
Pa Treatment & Healing - Scranton
Dunmore Jshs
Revival Baptist Christian School
Holy Cross High School
Nhs School
Riverside Jshs
Ctc Of Lackawanna County
New Story
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ratings B+

Scranton has an overall rating of 75% from 26 reviews.
User Reviews (8)
From AreaVibes
A
User Surveys (18)
From AreaVibes
C-
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Scranton Area Facts

  • Scranton has a Livability Score of 85/100, which is considered exceptional
  • Scranton crime rates are 19% higher than the Pennsylvania average
  • Cost of living in Scranton is 9% lower than the Pennsylvania average
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Safe and has the essentials 5 rating By Anonymous ( Dec 02, 2019) Safe, especially for a city. Minooka is the safest section of the city. Public transit is accessible. International airport and buses take tou anywhere you want to go. Great food. Cost of living isn't as high as most places. Not far from Philadelphia or New York City (2 hours fro ...Read More m each). Downtown is growing. 3 hospitals in the city. Read Less
Amazing little place 4 rating By Anonymous ( Aug 21, 2019) I came here when I was 9. It was such a fun time for me the mall,a Thanksgiving festival at the time, and the friendly people. Went to scranton last week and was just as happy as I was 5 years ago ...Read More Read Less
Safe, Spectacular nightlife 5 rating By Anonymous ( Jun 16, 2018) Born and raised in Scranton and I adore it! Scranton is safe, spectacular nightlife, 2 hrs to NYC, Philadelphia. Lots of attractions in Scranton (Montage Mtn, Steamtown Museum, Nay Aug Park). It's cheaper to live here compared to New York/New Jersey, but worth it! It's a great ar ...Read More ea for families and upscale businesses. Overall, fun place to live. Read Less
A very welcoming city 5 rating By Anonymous ( Jun 16, 2018) I came to the United States in 2002 from Italy. We settled in NYC, then Queens, then Long Island then to Scranton, PA. We moved here because it is a great place to live in with lower taxes. Scranton is very old city and this town has been always safe and friendly place. There is ...Read More Nay Aug Park, Steamtown Museum and much more family attractions. I like Scranton because it is a humble city. My neighborhood is under revitalization filled with great neighbors. We always care for each other and I always feel like I am welcome here and this is my home. Read Less
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Safe, Spectacular nightlife 5 rating By Anonymous ( Jun 16, 2018) Born and raised in Scranton and I adore it! Scranton is safe, spectacular nightlife, 2 hrs to NYC, Philadelphia. Lots of attractions in Scranton (Montage Mtn, Steamtown Museum, Nay Aug Park). It's cheaper to live here compared to New York/New Jersey, but worth it! It's a great ar ...Read More ea for families and upscale businesses. Overall, fun place to live. Read Less
A very welcoming city 5 rating By Anonymous ( Jun 16, 2018) I came to the United States in 2002 from Italy. We settled in NYC, then Queens, then Long Island then to Scranton, PA. We moved here because it is a great place to live in with lower taxes. Scranton is very old city and this town has been always safe and friendly place. There is ...Read More Nay Aug Park, Steamtown Museum and much more family attractions. I like Scranton because it is a humble city. My neighborhood is under revitalization filled with great neighbors. We always care for each other and I always feel like I am welcome here and this is my home. Read Less
Scranton is a Great Place to live! 5 rating By nicole webber ( May 27, 2018) Scranton is a great city with allot to offer. Very clean, friendly, and convenient to everything you need. It also nice that it is only 2 hours to Philly or NYC. Scranton is rated most affordable city with the best schools and no crime. There is also top notch healthcare at Geisi ...Read More nger CMC. Allot of people are moving here due to all the above which is making it more diverse :) It is growing fast so if your planning on buying a low cost home here now is the time while it is still cheap. It would be a wonderful investment! Read Less
Great place for white conservatives to live. 3.5 rating By Thoughtank101 ( Nov 10, 2017) Pros:Cost of living is low. Crime is low. Weather is fine, no extremes really. Public transportation is very slow and ends at about 5:30pm. If you are a white conservative, on low income, this is your heaven. Good for retirees, lots of apartments available for the elderly, medica ...Read More l care isn't far from anywhere. Cons:Scranton is an over 80% white community. It hasn't had a lot of experience with other races. To me Scranton being an older community with low education, it's in sort of a time capsule. The way people speak dress and act is sort of 1950s , so its a sort of covert racism that you'll get here and being a relatively small community with limited job opportunity, finding a good job without having a connection, is going to be very difficult. Read Less
Nicely put : Stay away or leave if you can. 0.5 rating By Steve So ( Mar 02, 2017) Scranton Pa, where to start? Don't believe all that's written. There is very little industry left, in fact a job that pays a livable wage is nearly non-existent. The area has plenty of food service and retail jobs, but sadly little else. Then there's the city itself, higher than ...Read More average taxes for lower than average services. The city itself is slowly sliding into a bankruptcy situation as it owes much more money out than it's bringing in even with local taxes that are higher than Philadelphia PA. That being said the management of the city and it's school district are as corrupt as you will find. Talk to locals and most will tell you they are waiting for big arrests on these folks. Speaking of arrests, most crime in the city go unreported except very large ones so stats are unreliable. To sum it up, there are much better places to go. Read Less
Scranton, PA - In The Pocono Mountains 4.5 rating By Anonymous ( Jul 28, 2010) My wife and I spent a week in Scranton at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel. The hotel is a historic landmark that once was a train station. The inside is beautiful and has a great restaurant and both a wine bar and a regular bar. The hotel was definitely on par with other 4 ...Read More or 5 star hotels but had rates comparable to a 2 or 3 star hotel. Scranton is located in the beautiful Pocono mountains and due to that the highways go through a lot of twists and turns. The city of Scranton is kind of difficult to find your way around but the people are very helpful with directions.

There are a lot of stores in the area including some awesome small neighborhood grocery stores. The restaurants seemed a bit pricey but the food was good. We had a lot of fun just looking around. The whole area is beautiful and Scranton is pretty high up on a mountain so you can see for miles around. There is a lot to do both in the city and the surrounding countryside. I look forward to visiting Scranton again. Read Less

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      A+ Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Scranton? Yes, there are lots of amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Renaissance Park
      Piazza dell' Arte
      Unknown Name
      Connors Park
      Lackawanna Veterans Memorial Plaza
      Unknown Name
      Unknown Name
      Unknown Name

      Entertainment

      Afa Gallery
      Scranton Iron Furnaces
      Artworks Gallery & Studio
      Iron Horse Movie Bistro
      Steamtown National Historic Site
      Levels on Linden
      Bourbon Street Saloon
      Quain Memorial Conservatory

      Food & Drink

      Bella Faccias Personalized Chocolates & Gifts
      Buona
      Rocky's
      Subway
      Krispy Kreme
      Backyard Ale House
      Irish Wolf Pub
      Whiskey Dick's

      B+ Commute

      Is public transit available in Scranton? Of all people who commute, 1.8% take public transportation in Scranton.
      Drive to Work
      73%

      3% lower than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      2%

      3% lower than the US average

      Walk to Work
      6%

      3% higher than the US average

      A+ Health & Safety

      Is Scranton a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      Geisinger Community Medical Center
      Moses Taylor Hospital
      Allied Rehab Hospital
      Regional Hospital of Scranton

      Pharmacies

      Sheeley's Drug Store
      Rite Aid
      CVS Pharmacy
      CVS Pharmacy
      The Prescription Center
      Rite Aid
      Walgreens
      Rite Aid

      Doctors

      Mulberry Medical Center
      Geisinger Viewmont Meidcal Labs
      Dr. Eric D. Smith Internal Medicince
      Koch Building
      Scranton Primary Healthcare Center
      Physicians Health Alliance