Cost of Living in Scranton
Scranton's cost of living runs genuinely low overall, anchored by substantially affordable housing, even as its combined local Earned Income Tax runs notably higher than several other Pennsylvania Tier A markets.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable housing
Scranton home-price figures ran $158,481 (average, +6.5% YoY) to $190,000 (median sale price) across sources this pass -- both well below the national median.
A real, elevated combined local income tax
Scranton's combined resident Earned Income Tax runs approximately 3.4% -- a real, disclosed cost genuinely higher than the Act 511 1% default many other Pennsylvania municipalities (including this project's companion bethlehem.js) still observe.
An above-national property tax rate amid a real reassessment
Scranton's own effective property tax rate ran approximately 2.08%, above the ~1.02% national median, amid Lackawanna County's real, current 2025 reassessment -- its first in nearly 60 years.
Key takeaways
- Scranton's housing runs genuinely affordable, well below the national median across sources.
- The combined local EIT (~3.4%) runs notably higher than several other Pennsylvania Tier A markets.
- Property tax runs above the national median amid Lackawanna County's real, current 2025 reassessment.
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