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Places Similar to Scranton, Pennsylvania

PlaceMatch™ lets you find places similar to any city or town you select, either using the default criteria or using criteria you specify.The criteria being used are show as column headings in the results table further below.

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Cities and Towns Similar to Scranton, Pennsylvania:
Sorted from most similar to least (using the default selection criteria).

Your specified criteria have resulted in 41 locations (a maximum of 100 are shown in the table below). Note that you can dictate for each each criterion (e.g., the percentage of people in poverty) whether it should match Scranton 'loosely' or 'strictly', using the Advanced Controls. This matching level, loose versus strict, is shown near the top of each column in the results table.

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City, StateSimilarityGo To
City
 1 Person Houses65+College GradsCommute MinutesFamily IncomeKids 0-4Non WhitePop.PovertyProp. CrimeSeasonal HousingViol. Crime
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SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA [details] 36.8%20.1%15.6%18$39,2335.3%6.5%76,41515%28.70.3%4.8
1. North Adams, Massachusetts92.1[details] 36.3%18.4%14%19$37,6355.5%5%14,68118.2%30.80.4%6.5
2. Endicott, New York90.6[details] 41.6%18.8%16.9%17$35,8586.2%8.4%13,03818.7%41.30.3%3.1
3. Chicopee, Massachusetts90.5[details] 32.6%17.6%12.3%20$44,1365.5%10.2%54,65312.3%31.70.4%6.4
4. Pottsville, Pennsylvania90.3[details] 35.1%20.9%14%21$41,1245.8%4.3%15,54913.9%19.50.3%2.8
5. Auburn, New York90.3[details] 36%17.8%13.6%18$41,1696.3%11.4%28,57416.5%38.10.2%2.7
6. Cumberland, Maryland89.7[details] 38%20.7%13%19$34,5005.9%7.5%21,51819.8%49.90.4%9.9
7. Evansville, Indiana89.6[details] 35.1%16.2%16.7%19$41,0916.4%13.8%121,58213.7%48.30.4%3.8
8. Clarksburg, West Virginia89[details] 37.1%20.7%16%18$35,0755.6%6.1%16,74319.8%49.90.5%3
9. Bristol, Virginia89[details] 34.1%20.5%17%19$34,2665.3%7.5%17,36716.2%38.40.4%5.5
10. Fall River, Massachusetts88.8[details] 34.2%16.9%10.7%23$37,6716.4%8.8%91,93817.1%36.60.2%12.1
11. Grass Valley, California88.7[details] 39.3%22%17.4%18$33,2206.4%8.1%10,92214.9%450.5%6.5
12. Lewiston, Maine88.5[details] 35.8%17.8%12.6%20$40,0615.6%4.3%35,69015.5%38.20.4%2.3
13. Farmington, Missouri88.2[details] 32.8%17.1%12.7%19$39,8995%10.3%13,92412.4%36.50.7%5
14. Oswego, New York88[details] 34.1%17.2%21.2%17$41,6135.5%4.7%17,95423%36.40.7%3.1
15. Fairmont, West Virginia87.7[details] 36.9%20.4%20%20$37,1264.8%9.8%19,09720.1%230.6%3.1
16. Canonsburg, Pennsylvania87.7[details] 34.9%21.5%13%21$42,7935.5%9%8,6078.9%29.90.1%3.8
17. Jeannette, Pennsylvania87.2[details] 32.6%20%12.8%22$37,0385.5%7.2%10,65414%25.70.1%3.5
18. Canon City, Colorado87.2[details] 33.3%20.1%17%19$42,9176%6.9%15,43111.5%36.20.7%5
19. Clinton, Tennessee86.6[details] 31.1%17.6%14.5%22$43,0996%4.5%9,40916.5%49.20.4%5
20. Dunbar, West Virginia86.5[details] 37.8%21.3%20.6%18$42,6655.5%14.3%8,15415.3%47.30.2%2.7
21. Binghamton, New York86.5[details] 40.2%17.6%21.3%17$36,1376.1%16.8%47,38023.7%41.50.3%3.3
22. Chambersburg, Pennsylvania86.4[details] 37.6%22.7%17.9%21$40,3526.1%13.6%17,86212.9%35.60.4%12.3
23. Fergus Falls, Minnesota86.4[details] 35.8%22.1%19.8%14$44,2805.7%3%13,47110.8%35.70.4%2.2
24. Altoona, Pennsylvania86.2[details] 31.5%16.8%12.1%18$36,7586.3%4%49,52317.7%29.20.1%3.2
25. Morganton, North Carolina86[details] 34.8%18.5%20.8%19$42,6876.2%24.3%17,31013.6%43.90.3%3.8
26. Dunkirk, New York86[details] 33.4%17.6%12.8%17$35,0586.4%17.3%13,13122.3%25.50.4%5.1
27. Dubuque, Iowa85.8[details] 31%16.6%23.3%14$46,5646.2%3.8%57,6869.5%33.40.3%4.2
28. Mexico, Missouri85.4[details] 33.5%20.8%15.2%17$39,4066.3%11.2%11,32013.8%17.40.3%2.8
29. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania85[details] 35.1%17.5%12.9%21$30,4055.8%21.2%9,92022.5%480.2%8.4
30. Oneida, New York85[details] 32%15%18.2%19$45,2426.1%3.7%10,98712.5%49.70.1%2.7
31. Chillicothe, Missouri84.7[details] 35.6%21.1%13.3%14$40,1636.4%6.1%8,96813.4%280.5%2.9
32. Kingston, New York84.2[details] 37.2%17.1%20.5%21$41,8066.4%19.6%23,45615.8%39.70.5%3.9
33. Atchison, Kansas84.1[details] 32.5%17.5%20.4%18$37,1006.2%11.4%10,23217%390.5%3.5
34. Walla Walla, Washington84[details] 32%15.1%21.6%14$40,8566%16.2%29,68618%47.20.4%4.3
35. Bethany, Oklahoma83.3[details] 30.3%16.7%23.1%21$43,9056.2%14.2%20,3079%42.60.3%3.5
36. Newark, New York83.3[details] 30.4%17.8%15.4%19$40,8636.4%11%9,68217.4%37.40.1%2.8
37. Antigo, Wisconsin83.2[details] 34.2%21.2%14.4%16$40,8836.3%2.7%8,56013.2%480.5%3.3
38. Boonville, Missouri82.8[details] 30.8%15.4%13.1%18$40,2945.2%19.8%8,20211.3%46.30.2%2.9
39. Chanute, Kansas82.7[details] 31.4%18.9%14.5%14$36,6306.3%6.8%9,41115%43.90.7%3.6
40. Cushing, Oklahoma82.2[details] 31.4%17.6%14.2%21$32,2845.9%20.3%8,37116.4%39.80.7%4.1
41. Bonham, Texas81.3[details] 31.3%15.9%11.2%21$35,7215%23.7%9,99018.1%42.80.6%7.2