Name: Clarks Green, PA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Clarks Green

Lackawanna County gains about 1.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,839

Moved out6,601

Net+238

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Luzerne County, PA1,1221,091+31

Wayne County, PA496410+86

Monroe County, PA332168+164

Susquehanna County, PA206273−67

Wyoming County, PA220249−29

Kings County, NY191103+88

Bronx County, NY198

Philadelphia County, PA192

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals

50%49%

Leavers

51%48%

Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$54K

Leavers$67K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Lackawanna County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 5.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Lackawanna County report $53,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $67,100, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $65,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,644 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,886 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $294,400.
Getting to work: 20 minutes each way on average; 14.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Ellisville, MO matches it on character. Compare the two

Income of households moving in8
$53,649
24% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
1.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out8
$67,134
4% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Clarks Green	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	5.5%	4% below
Moved from another state1County figure	2.2%	12% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	1.4	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$53,649	24% below
Income of households moving out8County figure	$67,134	4% below

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 92.3%, 39% above the median place.

Clarks Green17.3%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$65,760

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

17.3%

15% below the median place

Home price to income

2.6x

32% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

17%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$95,200

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Clarks Green, $1,644 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Clarks Green, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Whitfield, PA	14.0% vs 17.3%	$14,600	Compare

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Homeownership1
92.3%
39% above the median place
Median year built1
1959
1% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.4%
54% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Clarks Green	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,644	20% above
Rent to income1	17.3%	15% below
Property tax rate1	1.4%	54% above
Home price to income1	2.6x	32% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	93.6	7% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,363	16% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$92,400	14% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$4,129	27% above
Median home value1	$294,400	8% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	4.9%	54% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	54.1%	5% above
Homeownership1	92.3%	39% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	48.4%	4% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,886	1% above
Vacant homes1County figure	11.9%	68% above
Median year built1	1959	1% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$63,948
60% above the median place
Mean commute1
20 min
20% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Clarks Green	Vs median
Median household income1	$113,850	42% above
Income per person1	$63,948	60% above
Unemployment1County figure	4.9%	0% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$55,423	16% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.2%	14% below
Jobs6County figure	98,798	34% below
Poverty rate1County figure	14.4%	33% above
Mean commute1	20 min	20% below
Works from home1	14.6%	17% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.2%, 6% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.2%
6% above the median place
Median age1
45.7
17% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
57.3%
79% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad4.0% −54%

Homes with broadband94.8% +3%

Household size2.6 +4%

All 9 people measures

Measure	Clarks Green	Vs median
Population1	1,656	6646th largest
Population change since 20207	-0.9%	below (median 1.1%)
Median age1	45.7	17% above
Bachelor's or higher1	57.3%	79% above
High school or higher1	98.2%	6% above
Household size1	2.6	4% above
Born abroad1	4.0%	54% below
No health insurance1County figure	4.9%	23% below
Homes with broadband1	94.8%	3% above

Life in Clarks Green

38 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.9 +20%

Shops37.4 +23%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%

Doctors' offices and clinics24.5 +21%

Child care centers3.0 +30%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k9
24.9
20% above the median place
Shops per 10k9
37.4
23% above the median place
Public school students12
27,006
above the median place (median 4,897)

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Clarks Green	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	47	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	27,006	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	14.3	7% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	24.9	20% above
Shops per 10k9County figure	37.4	23% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	3.4	17% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	24.5	21% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	3.0	30% above
Parks per 10k10	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k10	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k10	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k10	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails10	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi10	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure	38	192% above

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 80°F, 7% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Clarks Green. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
80°F
7% below the median place
Average temperature13
47°F
14% below the median place
January average low13
16°F
36% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Clarks Green	Vs median
July average high13County figure	80°F	7% below
January average low13County figure	16°F	36% below
Average temperature13County figure	47°F	14% below
Annual precipitation13County figure	45.2 in	3% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure	89.9	3% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	82.0	16% above
Tornado risk14County figure	68.1	16% below
Wildfire risk14County figure	41.4	32% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	83.6	7% below
Median air quality index15County figure	39	9% below
Good air days15County figure	74.0%	8% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 44.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 56.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 31.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Down 0.7% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$95,100

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 77% of places

Pay vs rent

+1.7 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 74% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Clarks Green in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,644/mo (2024)	$2,140/mo	$1,760 to $2,610/mo	+4.5%
Median household income	$113,850 (2024)	$146,000	$123,000 to $172,500	+4.2%
Median home value	$294,400 (2024)	$410,000	$298,000 to $565,000	+5.7%
Population	1,519 (2025)	1,520	1,460 to 1,590	+0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Clarks Green

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Ellisville, MO	$1,538	$113,309	Compare
Westlake, OH	$1,570	$112,200	Compare
Avon Lake, OH	$1,537	$115,567	Compare
Whitfield, PA	$1,474	$126,740	Compare

Nearby

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Common questions

Is Clarks Green a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 92% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 93% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Household income has grown 9.4% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 89% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Clarks Green expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $294,400.

What salary do you need to live in Clarks Green?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $65,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Clarks Green?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Ellisville, MO, Westlake, OH, Avon Lake, OH and Whitfield, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Clarks Green with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Clarks Green itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/clarks-green-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Clarks Green, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/clarks-green-pennsylvania/

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