Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · Pennsylvania

Lackawanna County

ZIP 18519

215,834 residents268 permits TTM$64,691 median HHI24 ZIP codesUpdated April 16, 2026
Investor first look

Median home value

$189,900

ACS 5-Year

Cap rate proxy

6.1%

FMR × 0.65 ÷ Home Value

Rent-to-income

18.0%

HUD FMR ÷ ACS HHI

Net migration

+1.24%

IRS SOI

Permits (TTM)

268

Census BPS

Climate risk

89.9

FEMA NRI (0–100)

ZIP 18519

Median home value

Gross yield

Cap rate

5.8%

Rent gap

Affordability

P/I: 3.1R/I:

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: Rent: Gap:
ZIP code breakdown24 ZIP codes
ZIPMedian home valueRent (FMR 2BR)Gross yieldCap rateRent gap
185089.9%
185048.4%
184078.1%
185057.4%
185097.4%
185036.8%
185126.7%
184116.3%
184206.1%
184406.1%
184716.1%
185105.9%
185195.8%
184345.5%
185175.3%
185185.1%
184335.0%
184474.8%
184524.7%
185074.6%
184034.5%
184244.4%
184143.9%
184443.9%

Sort by any column. Click a ZIP for detail. Rent gap: green = HUD FMR above market rent.

Demographics

Owner-occupied

65.4%

Census ACS

Vacancy rate

11.7%

Census ACS

Bachelor's degree +

30.1%

Census ACS

Rent burdened

43.4%

Census ACS (>30% income)

Median age

41.9

Census ACS

Data sources
U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
U.S. Census Bureau — Building Permits Survey
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Fair Market Rents / Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR)
Internal Revenue Service — Statistics of Income Migration Data
FEMA — National Risk Index
Last updated: April 16, 2026