Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · Pennsylvania

Luzerne County

ZIP 18641

325,978 residents319 permits TTM$62,321 median HHI41 ZIP codesUpdated April 16, 2026
Investor first look

Median home value

$163,800

ACS 5-Year

Cap rate proxy

7.0%

FMR × 0.65 ÷ Home Value

Rent-to-income

18.4%

HUD FMR ÷ ACS HHI

Net migration

+1.41%

IRS SOI

Permits (TTM)

319

Census BPS

Climate risk

91.6

FEMA NRI (0–100)

ZIP 18641

Median home value

Gross yield

Buy Box score

0.9

Section 8 gap

Affordability

P/I: 3.0R/I:

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: Rent: Gap:
ZIP code breakdown41 ZIP codes
ZIPMedian home valueRent (FMR 2BR)Gross yieldBuy Box scoreSection 8 gap
187021.0
187061.0
186341.0
186170.9
187040.9
186510.9
182240.9
187090.9
187050.9
187010.9
186410.9
182010.9
186420.9
186400.8
186430.8
186210.8
186550.8
186440.8
186610.8
186350.8
186600.8
182020.8
186560.7
186180.7
187080.6
182220.6
186120.6
182490.6
187070.5
18219
18221
18223
18225
18234
18239
18241
18246
18256
18602
18622
18627

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Demographics

Owner-occupied

67.8%

Census ACS

Vacancy rate

11.6%

Census ACS

Bachelor's degree +

25.0%

Census ACS

Rent burdened

41.3%

Census ACS (>30% income)

Median age

42.1

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