Metro area · CBSA 42540
Scranton
The Scranton, PA metro area has 569,788 people. Median rent is $1,003, 18.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Lackawanna County at $1,363. Of the 88 places we track here, Mount Cobb has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$65,158
Median home value
$187,200
Unemployment
5.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,363
HUD, Lackawanna County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scranton | 76,033 | $1,048 | 24.8% |
| Wilkes-Barre | 44,423 | $946 | 23.4% |
| Hazleton | 30,111 | $1,089 | 28.3% |
| Dunmore | 14,181 | $928 | 15.6% |
| Kingston | 13,397 | $1,038 | 22.5% |
| Mountain Top | 11,850 | $849 | 9.3% |
| Nanticoke | 10,653 | $792 | 16.5% |
| Carbondale | 8,789 | $660 | 16.6% |
| Old Forge | 8,573 | $859 | 14.4% |
| Pittston | 7,626 | $871 | 20.9% |
| Archbald | 7,404 | $966 | 16.1% |
| Blakely | 6,662 | $1,063 | 22.8% |
| Taylor | 6,265 | $1,085 | 18.2% |
| Dickson City | 6,023 | $997 | 20.0% |
| Moosic | 5,973 | $1,329 | 19.9% |
| Plymouth | 5,770 | $930 | 28.5% |
| Exeter | 5,541 | $981 | 20.4% |
| Olyphant | 5,381 | $963 | 17.4% |
| West Hazleton | 5,178 | $1,186 | 41.7% |
| Duryea | 5,084 | $1,130 | 21.7% |
| Clarks Summit | 5,073 | $1,305 | 17.0% |
| Swoyersville | 5,048 | $744 | 12.5% |
| Edwardsville | 4,932 | $1,069 | 28.6% |
| West Pittston | 4,679 | $968 | 18.2% |
| Jessup | 4,495 | $959 | 17.7% |
| Larksville | 4,255 | $1,091 | 23.0% |
| Forty Fort | 4,252 | $998 | 16.1% |
| Plains | 4,153 | $889 | 14.4% |
| Throop | 4,081 | $983 | 20.5% |
| Freeland | 3,837 | $939 | 19.5% |
| Wyoming | 3,118 | $899 | 15.0% |
| Harveys Lake | 2,809 | $1,375 | 21.9% |
| Luzerne | 2,723 | $797 | 22.7% |
| Dallas | 2,692 | $1,097 | 14.5% |
| West Wyoming | 2,662 | $1,051 | 19.0% |
| Ashley | 2,602 | $1,071 | 22.7% |
| Dupont | 2,559 | $973 | 13.5% |
| Avoca | 2,526 | $986 | 18.6% |
| East Berwick | 2,279 | $1,089 | 13.2% |
| Chinchilla | 2,213 | $1,754 | 22.8% |
| Jermyn | 2,141 | $982 | 18.7% |
| Shavertown | 2,137 | $1,091 | 17.3% |
| Beech Mountain Lakes | 2,111 | $1,004 | 9.4% |
| Mount Cobb | 2,065 | $691 | 7.9% |
| Trucksville | 2,042 | $1,133 | 22.5% |
| Glen Lyon | 1,925 | $800 | 19.9% |
| Georgetown | 1,880 | $1,089 | 21.8% |
| Mayfield | 1,876 | $1,039 | 15.8% |
| Moscow | 1,798 | $950 | 13.9% |
| Browntown | 1,671 | $920 | 15.9% |
| Clarks Green | 1,656 | $1,644 | 17.3% |
| Tunkhannock | 1,636 | $729 | 15.2% |
| Hudson | 1,588 | $1,139 | 25.9% |
| Inkerman | 1,581 | $1,434 | 34.1% |
| Conyngham | 1,526 | $934 | 16.1% |
| Hughestown | 1,506 | $1,014 | 14.5% |
| Nescopeck | 1,486 | $873 | 16.7% |
| Simpson | 1,475 | $1,002 | 22.7% |
| Laflin | 1,459 | $1,710 | 17.0% |
| Big Bass Lake | 1,428 | $1,256 | 24.8% |
| Dalton | 1,415 | $1,375 | 17.2% |
| Harleigh | 1,389 | $1,004 | 18.9% |
| Factoryville | 1,368 | $1,086 | 24.1% |
| Chase | 1,037 | $833 | 9.7% |
| White Haven | 1,014 | $1,360 | 24.1% |
| Hilldale | 1,012 | $877 | 10.7% |
| Misericordia University | 1,011 | $875 | 16.5% |
| Upper Exeter | 1,004 | $1,004 | 14.1% |
| Sugar Notch | 999 | $882 | 20.2% |
| Glenburn | 989 | $1,195 | 15.5% |
| Vandling | 964 | $844 | 13.1% |
| Pringle | 803 | $1,137 | 24.5% |
| Yatesville | 749 | $1,125 | 12.5% |
| Nuangola | 748 | $1,063 | 14.1% |
| Silkworth | 745 | $777 | 14.6% |
| Nicholson | 696 | $758 | 13.5% |
| Noxen | 690 | $1,115 | 23.5% |
| Lattimer | 684 | $1,348 | 51.8% |
| Courtdale | 678 | $1,000 | 14.5% |
| Waverly | 653 | $1,007 | 9.7% |
| Shickshinny | 638 | $817 | 23.1% |
| West Nanticoke | 632 | $1,020 | 15.0% |
| Bear Creek Village | 628 | $1,750 | 13.0% |
| Sheatown | 614 | $684 | 12.9% |
| Mocanaqua | 593 | $1,000 | 17.7% |
| Lake Winola | 572 | $945 | 23.2% |
| Wanamie | 555 | $1,004 | 18.9% |
| Meshoppen | 549 | $1,308 | 19.9% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.