Scranton, PA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
Homes in ZIP code 18641, part of the Scranton area, carry a median value of $151,700, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.45% works out to roughly $2,200 a year on a house at that price. With median household income at $75,708, that tax bill equals about 2.9% of annual earnings, a share many households can absorb without straining. Per-capita income sits at $40,038, and the combined sales tax rate is 6.00%. Buyers here gain from low entry prices, though wage growth and tax rates will shape how comfortably ownership fits over time.
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