Allentown vs Scranton
Allentown, PA compared with Scranton, PA · 57 miles apart
Allentown has 126,044 residents to Scranton’s 75,514. Allentown comes out ahead on median household income, poverty rate, clear days a year. Scranton does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Allentown, PA | Scranton, PA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 126,044 | 75,514 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 7,176 | 2,984 |
| Median household income | $55,494 | $50,739 |
| Median home value | $206,600 | $158,100 |
| Median rent | $1,317 | $1,048 |
| Homeownership | 43.2% | 49.9% |
| Average commute | 24.6 min | 19.3 min |
| Median age | 33.1 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 19.1% | 23.1% |
| Poverty rate | 21% | 23% |
| Unemployment | 9% | 5.4% |
| Price to income | 3.7× | 3.1× |
| Clear days a year | 20 | 16 |
| Days above 90°F | 14 | 7 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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