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Ranked #6 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
Ranked #16 America's Migraine Hot Spots
Ranked #68 Drought-Riskiest Cities
Ranked #90 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
Ranked #164 Best Green Cities

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Population:72,402
Pop. Change:-5%
State: Pennsylvania
Metro Area: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area
County: Lackawanna County
City:Scranton
Zip Code:18504, 18505, ... 13 more
Real Estate:For Sale
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Interesting Facts about Scranton, Pennsylvania

As of 2011, Scranton's population is 72,402 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of -5.20 percent.

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The median home cost in Scranton is $117,600. Home appreciation the last year has been -1.58 percent.

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Compared to the rest of the country, Scranton's cost of living is 10.30% Lower than the U.S. average.

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Scranton public schools spend $6,585 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $5,678. There are about 15.2 students per teacher in Scranton.

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The unemployment rate in Scranton is 9.70 percent(U.S. avg. is 9.10%). Recent job growth is Positive. Scranton jobs have Increased by 0.27 percent.

Average Commute time is 20 minutes. The National Average is 28 minutes.

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Scranton's Real Estate Market (click to see properties)

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