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Scranton, PA vs Frackville, PA

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Highlights
- Frackville has 22.8% more rainy days than Scranton.
- Frackville has 8.6% more Sunny Days than Scranton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Frackville scores 0.0% worse than Scranton
 Scranton, PAFrackville, PAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5038
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny174  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock14892443
Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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Reviews for Frackville    8 Reviews

Moved to Frackville (yes, a borough/city that is not afraid to boast that they have done the most harm when it comes to global warming than any other city in the US,) 5  More

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I Grew up here in Frackville and left after graduating college years ago. When I grew up it was decent, my parents still live here. But the same problems remain, poor  More

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Over 8 years ago

Strangest place I ever laid my head down. I guess the positive is there isn't much traffic here no more because hardly anyone works. The mall that was there since the  More

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