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The median home value in Lackawanna County, PA is $232,896 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.91% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$232,896
Year-over-Year
+1.91%
National Rank
#1556 of 3071
Lackawanna County ranks 32nd out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is -0.6% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $230,781, making Lackawanna County +0.9% above the PA state median.
Households here earn a median of $66,223 a year against a typical home value of $232,896 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 45% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lackawanna County recorded a violent crime rate of 229 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,027 per 100,000.
Based on 11 reporting cities covering 121,470 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lackawanna County is $232,896. That's up 1.91% from a year earlier. That is about 0.6% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Lackawanna County the 32nd most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $66,223, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lackawanna County recorded 229 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 121,470 residents across 11 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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