PA area data
South Sterling, PA
South Sterling, PA.
Population: 118 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 370.8 (+4.0% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.6 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 19.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $15.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 50.7 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Steamtown National Historic Site (19 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Spring Hill Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) (19 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 21
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.3 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 11
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,956
- Median annual property tax
- $2,647
- Households with broadband internet
- 72.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 12,263
- Average weekly wage
- $903
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 138
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