Market Snapshot
Report generated March 2026
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 215,834 ↓ 0.0% since 2020 |
| Median Household Income | $64,691 13% below national median |
| Median Home Value | $189,900 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.7% |
| Median Age | 41.9 years |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 11.7% |
| Total Land Sales (Past 12 Months) | 156 transactions |
| Active Listings | 193 properties |
| Avg Days on Market | 177 days |
Rural Land Sales (1+ Acres) (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Price/Acre | $10,204 |
| Recent Sales | 111 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 174 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 40.39 acres |
| Active Listings | 65 properties |
Recent Rural Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 91.35 | $215,000 | $2,354 | 696 Amasa Rd | Dalton |
| Mar 2026 | 661.71 | $1,530,000 | $2,312 | 1040 Main St | Carbondale |
| Feb 2026 | 27.00 | $33,360 | $1,236 | NULLR Hollisterville Hwy | Moscow |
| Feb 2026 | 70.00 | $517,643 | $7,395 | 24 Duda Cir | Factoryville |
| Jan 2026 | 1.15 | $52,000 | $45,217 | Skyline Dr N | Clarks Summit |
| Jan 2026 | 132.57 | $850,000 | $6,412 | 1736 Falls Rd | Clarks Summit |
| Jan 2026 | 30.82 | $145,000 | $4,705 | R Fairview Rd | South Abington |
| Jan 2026 | 15.58 | $195,000 | $12,516 | McAndrews Rd | Moscow |
| Jan 2026 | 49.00 | $550,000 | $11,224 | 10 Forteen Clifton Beach Rd #L | Gouldsboro |
| Jan 2026 | 34.00 | $600,000 | $17,647 | Clifton Beach Park | Gouldsboro |
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 1.12 | $12,000 | $10,722 | 77 Theta Dr | Clifton Township |
| Jan 2026 | 41.00 | $300,000 | $7,317 | Milwaukee Rd | Clarks Summit |
| Jan 2026 | 3.67 | $45,000 | $12,262 | 70 & 71 Apple St | Archbald |
| Jan 2026 | 15.60 | $135,000 | $8,654 | Crisp Avenue And Division St | Scranton |
| Jan 2026 | 15.45 | $75,000 | $4,854 | Valley View Ct | Carbondale |
| Jan 2026 | 1.26 | $18,500 | $14,683 | Seth Pierce Tract | Olyphant |
| Jan 2026 | 81.00 | $25,000 | $309 | E Newton Ira Trip Tr L R | Clarks Summit |
| Jan 2026 | 4.67 | $78,300 | $16,777 | 4 Damiano Dr | Gouldsboro |
| Jan 2026 | 8.03 | $65,000 | $8,095 | T 446 | Scott Township |
| Jan 2026 | 60.04 | $5,547 | $92 | Morgan Hwy | Scranton |
| Dec 2025 | 15.11 | $60,000 | $3,971 | 451 Commerce Dr | Scott Township |
| Dec 2025 | 4.56 | $30,000 | $6,579 | Bacon St | Jermyn |
| Dec 2025 | 3.37 | $37,500 | $11,128 | 58 Summit Woods Rd | Moscow |
| Dec 2025 | 62.75 | $60,000 | $956 | 407 Bell Mountain Rd | Greenfield Township |
| Dec 2025 | 1.08 | $40,000 | $37,037 | 3 Ohara Rd #Sr-2019 | Moscow |
| Dec 2025 | 12.85 | $42,000 | $3,268 | 1019 Woodwind Hill Dr | Dalton |
| Dec 2025 | 1.01 | $2,000 | $1,980 | 183 Eagles View Dr | Clifton Township |
| Dec 2025 | 5.00 | $525,000 | $105,000 | Lackawanna Trail Hwy | Clarks Summit |
| Dec 2025 | 1.00 | $188,150 | $188,150 | Maple Lake Rd | Moscow |
| Dec 2025 | 1.22 | $175,000 | $143,443 | LOT 96 Oconnor Dr | Moosic |
| Dec 2025 | 8.33 | $85,000 | $10,204 | Hack Rd | Dalton |
| Dec 2025 | 16.12 | $45,000 | $2,792 | 189 Salem Mountain Rd | Carbondale |
| Dec 2025 | 1.58 | $42,000 | $26,582 | 1011 Woodwind Hills Dr | Dalton |
| Dec 2025 | 1.84 | $25,000 | $13,587 | Berry | Lake Ariel |
| Nov 2025 | 1.06 | $24,000 | $22,642 | 11 Ingrid Dr | Gouldsboro |
| Nov 2025 | 10.00 | $56,650 | $5,665 | Lake Winola Rd | Dalton |
| Nov 2025 | 25.79 | $232,300 | $9,007 | Rte 307 | Moscow |
| Nov 2025 | 21.20 | $262,600 | $12,387 | Route 407 | Dalton |
| Nov 2025 | 1.07 | $15,500 | $14,520 | Jubilee Rd L 4 | Moscow |
| Nov 2025 | 23.00 | $262,600 | $11,417 | Fleetville | Benton |
| Nov 2025 | 1.45 | $245,000 | $168,966 | 6 Saint Andrews Rd | Clarks Summit |
| Oct 2025 | 2.59 | $300,000 | $115,830 | 45 Marshwood Bnd | Clarks Summit |
| Oct 2025 | 4.09 | $87,000 | $21,271 | 99 Old School House Rd | Covington Township |
| Oct 2025 | 121.20 | $844,620 | $6,969 | Chase Rd | Dalton |
| Oct 2025 | 2.80 | $55,000 | $19,643 | Ohara Rd | Moscow |
| Oct 2025 | 15.38 | $200,000 | $13,004 | Isaac Rd | Moscow |
| Oct 2025 | 5.00 | $50,000 | $10,000 | 62 Joleona Dr | Clarks Summit |
| Oct 2025 | 128.00 | $820,000 | $6,406 | 415 N 8th Ave | Benton |
| Oct 2025 | 5.14 | $55,000 | $10,700 | 182 Salem Mountain Rd | Carbondale |
| Oct 2025 | 3.66 | $26,000 | $7,104 | 364 Jefferson St | Simpson |
| Oct 2025 | 2.10 | $59,500 | $28,333 | Cortez Rd | Lake Ariel |
| Sep 2025 | 80.00 | $490,000 | $6,125 | Mt Cobb Rd | Lake Ariel |
| Sep 2025 | 1.00 | $64,900 | $64,900 | 142 Elm St | Clarks Summit |
| Sep 2025 | 1.00 | $64,900 | $64,900 | 144 Elm St | Clarks Summit |
| Sep 2025 | 5.16 | $78,500 | $15,213 | Ledge Dr | Clarks Summit |
| Sep 2025 | 6.27 | $262,500 | $41,866 | 702 Scott Rd | South Abington Township |
| Sep 2025 | 39.26 | $344,000 | $8,762 | Route 440 Newton Ctr | Clarks Summit |
| Sep 2025 | 18.74 | $100,000 | $5,336 | Saint Marys Villa Rd | Moscow |
| Sep 2025 | 16.83 | $45,000 | $2,674 | Mt Cobb Rd Sr 348 | Lake Ariel |
| Sep 2025 | 3.00 | $60,000 | $20,000 | Township Road 401 Swoyer Rd | Lake Ariel |
| Sep 2025 | 15.25 | $625,000 | $40,984 | Stauffer Industrial Park | Taylor |
| Sep 2025 | 15.25 | $625,000 | $40,984 | 0 Stauffer Industrial Park | Taylor |
| Sep 2025 | 4.00 | $60,000 | $15,000 | 500 Clinton St | Forest City |
| Aug 2025 | 10.00 | $300,000 | $30,000 | Railroad St | Moosic |
| Aug 2025 | 7.79 | $550,000 | $70,603 | Villa Dr | Moosic |
| Aug 2025 | 1.00 | $52,000 | $52,000 | Lee Dr | Moscow |
| Aug 2025 | 9.03 | $80,000 | $8,855 | Maile Rd | Carbondale |
| Aug 2025 | 1.55 | $1,276 | $823 | 2203 Cardinal Dr | Clifton |
| Aug 2025 | 18.21 | $2,382 | $131 | Newton Lk | Greenfield |
| Aug 2025 | 62.62 | $30,000 | $479 | 413 Gravel Pond Rd | South Abington Township |
| Aug 2025 | 30.00 | $51,500 | $1,717 | 409 Scranton Carbondale Hwy | Scranton |
| Aug 2025 | 11.00 | $119,000 | $10,818 | Dundaff Street Sr #1007 | Carbondale |
| Aug 2025 | 3.81 | $36,000 | $9,449 | 61 Summit Woods Road | Mount Cobb |
| Aug 2025 | 2.40 | $47,500 | $19,792 | Ackerly Rd | Clarks Summit |
| Aug 2025 | 10.00 | $80,000 | $8,000 | 0 Maile Rd | Carbondale |
| Aug 2025 | 1.00 | $28,000 | $28,000 | 15 Jubilee Rd | Covington Township |
| Jul 2025 | 95.24 | $1,950,000 | $20,475 | Westcott St | Dalton |
| Jul 2025 | 1.46 | $8,000 | $5,479 | 81 Summit Woods Rd | Moscow |
| Jul 2025 | 1.52 | $275,000 | $180,921 | L Five Underwood Rd #C | Scranton |
| Jul 2025 | 31.73 | $167,500 | $5,279 | Sr 107 | Benton |
| Jul 2025 | 31.73 | $167,500 | $5,279 | 107 Sr | Fleetville |
| Jul 2025 | 1.10 | $69,900 | $63,545 | 31 Elm St | Clarks Summit |
| Jul 2025 | 2.00 | $16,500 | $8,250 | Adams Trl | Moscow |
| Jun 2025 | 34.70 | $55,000 | $1,585 | 1649 Beaver Pond Rd | Clarks Summit |
| Jun 2025 | 12.84 | $12,000 | $935 | Rear Birney Ave | Moosic |
| Jun 2025 | 45.97 | $130,000 | $2,828 | L3 State Route 209 | Green Fields |
| Jun 2025 | 1616.00 | $45,000 | $28 | Pts P Lee &f Ripholts&p P | Carbondale |
| Jun 2025 | 6.45 | $15,000 | $2,326 | Roaring Brook Ests | Moscow |
| Jun 2025 | 39.50 | $127,000 | $3,215 | W Laplume Rd | Factoryville |
| Jun 2025 | 7.08 | $111,000 | $15,678 | 107 Sr | Dalton |
| Jun 2025 | 3.77 | $36,500 | $9,682 | Woodlawn St | Throop |
| Jun 2025 | 2.36 | $30,000 | $12,712 | Flannell Rd | Carbondale |
| Jun 2025 | 22.27 | $15,000 | $674 | Pt Nathan Wade Wt Rdg | Archbald |
| Jun 2025 | 1.20 | $90,000 | $75,000 | Griffin Pond Rd | Clarks Summit |
| Jun 2025 | 38.29 | $140,000 | $3,656 | Sr 247 L 2 | Carbondale |
| May 2025 | 2.80 | $75,000 | $26,786 | 306 W Main St | Dalton |
| May 2025 | 2.75 | $13,000 | $4,727 | Cortez Rd | Jefferson |
| May 2025 | 43.46 | $70,000 | $1,611 | Mountain Rd | Old Forge |
| May 2025 | 24.00 | $264,995 | $11,041 | Lucky Run Rd | Scranton |
| May 2025 | 15.51 | $500,000 | $32,237 | 132 Miller Rd | Clarks Summit |
| May 2025 | 3.92 | $65,000 | $16,582 | Hickory Ridge Rd | Carbondale |
| May 2025 | 48.92 | $147,000 | $3,005 | 28 Pt In The | Covington |
| May 2025 | 2.00 | $25,000 | $12,500 | 11 Holly Ln | Gouldsboro |
| May 2025 | 3.37 | $30,000 | $8,902 | T 410 Hitchcock Rd Parcel A | Lake Ariel |
| May 2025 | 1.00 | $85,000 | $85,000 | 25 Elm St | Clarks Summit |
| May 2025 | 20.36 | $100,000 | $4,912 | 368 Maple Lake Rd | Spring Brook Township |
| May 2025 | 5.60 | $117,500 | $20,982 | Swartz Valley Rd #T-318 | Moscow |
| May 2025 | 2.38 | $72,000 | $30,252 | 31 Wright Way | Nicholson |
| Apr 2025 | 17.55 | $116,600 | $6,644 | Dundaff St | Carbondale |
| Apr 2025 | 63.28 | $640,000 | $10,114 | 289 Wimberly Hills Rd | Dalton |
| Apr 2025 | 3.00 | $194,900 | $64,967 | Fords Pond Rd | Clarks Summit |
Suburban/Urban Land Sales (Under 1 Acre) (Sep 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Lot Price | $33,000 |
| Recent Sales | 45 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 105 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 0.30 acres |
| Active Listings | 128 properties |
Recent Suburban/Urban Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0.13 | $116,500 | 571 Buck Pass | Gouldsboro |
| Feb 2026 | 0.20 | $31,500 | 2122 Ash St | Scranton |
| Feb 2026 | 0.46 | $20,000 | Hill St | Lake Ariel |
| Feb 2026 | 0.29 | $45,000 | 702 Connell St | Scranton |
| Feb 2026 | 0.13 | $54,000 | 454 Fox Ter | Gouldsboro |
| Feb 2026 | 0.54 | $8,000 | LOT 461 W Creek View Dr | Gouldsboro |
| Jan 2026 | 0.50 | $52,000 | 37 Skyline Dr N | Clarks Summit |
| Jan 2026 | 0.50 | $12,500 | LOT G1010 Lyman Ln | Hawley |
| Jan 2026 | 0.14 | $20,500 | 189 Caballero Ct | Gouldsboro |
| Jan 2026 | 0.25 | $70,000 | Lewis Ct | Nicholson |
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 0.76 | $11,700 | 7 Damiano Dr | Gouldsboro |
| Jan 2026 | 0.45 | $35,000 | 607 3rd Ave | Scranton |
| Jan 2026 | 0.13 | $120,000 | 34 Buckaroo Byway | Gouldsboro |
| Jan 2026 | 0.30 | $35,000 | LOT 22 Bel Air Dr | Archbald |
| Jan 2026 | 0.66 | $25,000 | 14 Hemlock Ln | Lake Ariel |
| Dec 2025 | 0.16 | $33,000 | 1606-1608 Washburn St | Scranton |
| Dec 2025 | 0.13 | $39,000 | 503 Wildlife Way | Gouldsboro |
| Dec 2025 | 0.15 | $50,000 | 615-617 Quincy Ave | Scranton |
| Dec 2025 | 0.18 | $30,000 | Herbert St | Scranton |
| Dec 2025 | 0.12 | $54,000 | 386 Ash Pl | Gouldsboro |
| Dec 2025 | 0.14 | $26,000 | 1909 Prospect Ave | Scranton |
| Nov 2025 | 0.15 | $13,500 | 722 Fig St #L-11 | Scranton |
| Nov 2025 | 0.13 | $95,000 | 79 Rainbow Dr | Gouldsboro |
| Nov 2025 | 0.15 | $13,500 | 722 Fig St | Scranton |
| Nov 2025 | 0.32 | $32,000 | Laurel Dr | Clarks Summit |
| Nov 2025 | 0.61 | $252,500 | Maple Dr | Dalton |
| Nov 2025 | 0.13 | $55,000 | 660 Bald Eagle Ln | Gouldsboro |
| Nov 2025 | 0.13 | $62,000 | 872 Whitetail Way | Gouldsboro |
| Oct 2025 | 0.35 | $15,000 | 98 Fallbrook St | Carbondale |
| Oct 2025 | 0.19 | $51,000 | 1515 Euclid Ave | Scranton |
| Oct 2025 | 0.34 | $36,250 | 20 E View Dr | Clarks Summit |
| Oct 2025 | 0.30 | $50,000 | LOT 15 Reynolds Ave | Scranton |
| Oct 2025 | 0.56 | $325,000 | 993 Providence Rd | Scranton |
| Oct 2025 | 0.64 | $14,000 | 198 Lake Rd | Lake Ariel |
| Oct 2025 | 0.17 | $13,500 | 12-14 Silex St | Scranton |
| Oct 2025 | 0.21 | $2,784 | Froude Ave | Scranton |
| Oct 2025 | 0.50 | $1,527 | Sunset Dr F-840 | Clifton |
| Oct 2025 | 0.26 | $19,000 | 15 James Way | Archbald |
| Oct 2025 | 0.13 | $123,000 | 30 Mardi Gras Mall | Gouldsboro |
| Oct 2025 | 0.13 | $49,000 | 754 Hummingbird Dr | Gouldsboro |
| Sep 2025 | 0.14 | $68,000 | 66 Cowboy Corridor | Gouldsboro |
| Sep 2025 | 0.29 | $19,000 | Route 435 | Gouldsboro |
| Sep 2025 | 0.14 | $22,500 | 264 Thoroughbred Ter E | Gouldsboro |
| Sep 2025 | 0.66 | $12,000 | 31 Lake Natalie Dr | Clifton |
| Sep 2025 | 0.66 | $12,000 | Jj 31 Lake Natalie Dr | Gouldsboro |
County Profile
| Demographic | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Population (2023) | 215,834 |
| Population (2020) | 215,896 |
| Population Growth | -0.03% |
| Median Household Income | $64,691 |
| Median Home Value | $189,900 |
| Total Housing Units | 100,013 |
| Vacant Housing Units | 11,747 |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 11.7% |
| Median Age | 41.9 |
| Bachelor's Degree or Higher | 27,959 (13.0%) |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.7% |
Market Overview
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania has a population of 215,834, which has declined 0.03% since 2020. The median household income is $64,691, below the national median of $74,580 by 13.3%. The housing vacancy rate of 11.7% suggests balanced market conditions. Lackawanna County remains a key area for land acquisition in Pennsylvania. Recent rural land sales show a median price of $10,204 per acre, with properties averaging 40.40 acres. There are currently 193 active land listings in the county.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current population of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania?
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, Lackawanna County has a population of 215,834. The county has declined 0.03% since the 2020 Census.
What is the median household income in Lackawanna County?
The median household income in Lackawanna County is $64,691, which is 13.3% below the national median of $74,580.
Is Lackawanna County growing or shrinking?
Lackawanna County is shrinking. The population has declined 0.03% since 2020.
What is the housing market like in Lackawanna County?
The median home value in Lackawanna County is $189,900. The housing vacancy rate is 11.7%, which suggests balanced market conditions. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, reflecting the local economic conditions. Recent rural land sales (1+ acres) show a median price of $10,204 per acre. Suburban/urban lots under 1 acre have a median lot price of $33,000.
Does Reelvest buy land in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania?
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Data Sources: Market data reflects recent vacant land transactions in the county. Demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). Updated monthly.