So? What's the price
of such amazing convenience? Well, you'll be happy to know that
the cost of living is one of the most attractive benefits of Northeastern
Pennsylvania, where housing, transportation, and healthcare expenses
are not only affordable but often lower than the national average.
Click
here to compare the cost of living in Greater Hazleton with your
current location.
Safety
Crime. It's a topic that seems to be on everyone's mind nowadays. Fortunately, it's less of a concern for our residents and families, who enjoy the peace of mind that comes with living in an area that has the 27th lowest crime rate in the country!
The Places Rated Almanac 7th Edition rates each metro area for relative safety by adding the areas violent crime rate and property crime rate and then dividing by 10. The results for each metro area are then scaled into percentages with 0 being worst and 100 being the best. The higher the percentage (score), the safer the metro area.
The Hazleton / Scranton / Wilkes-Barre MSA scored a 93% in relative safety and was ranked 27th out of the 379 metro areas across the country making our area
one of the top safest metro areas in the United States.
Climate
If you like experiencing four seasons a year, this is the place to be, where average temperatures range from 25 degrees in the winter to a temperate 72 degrees in the summer. During a given year you can expect about 36 inches of rain and 48 inches of snow. Click here for detailed climate info.
In the spring, golfers usually hit the links around April 1. Our summers are marked by cool evenings with comfortable humidity. And more than 60% of your days are likely to filled with sunshine! Spectacular fall foliage fills the landscape every October and our annual snowfall rates result in excellent skiing conditions from early December through mid-March.
Healthcare
The
Greater Hazleton Health Alliance's Hazleton General Hospital provides
expert medical care within easy reach of all residents. And within an hour from Hazleton you will find 29 hospitals
with specialties ranging from open heart surgery to neonatal intensive
care.
Recreation
Our region offers plenty of recreation activities such as The Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza, home of AHL hockey, arena2 football, concerts, circus events, business shows and more; golf at the historic Valley Country Club, just one mile away, or one of 41 other challenging golf courses, including several which are rated among the nation’s best; live harness racing and exciting casino action at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs; the speed and excitement of NASCAR Nextel Cup racing at Pocono International Raceway, which also hosts SCCA and IMSA races; or enjoy the amusement and tranquility of 16 major parks, 106 playgrounds, 112 outdoor tennis courts, 17 Pocono Mountain ski resorts, whitewater rafting and more. Wow!
No matter what you do to have fun and relieve stress, our area
is the place to be!
From our state parks and game lands, lakes, ponds and streams to
many of our neighborhoods and own backyards, natural beauty can
be found everywhere.
Basically, this means our residents can hike, bike, camp, hunt,
boat, ski, sled, golf, skydive, skate, swim, cheer and play without
going out of their way to do it.
Like sports? Then check out the hottest hockey ticket in Luzerne
County - the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguins. The AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the “Baby Pens” are a perennial playoff team with one of the strongest fan bases in the league. If you like baseball, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Yankees (the Triple A franchise of the New York Yankees) play at beautiful PNC Field, just a short drive away. Football fans won't be left out, either, as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers battle between the boards at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza.
Luzerne County also offers countless amateur and recreational sports
leagues, along with ice skating rinks, whitewater rafting, racing
and horseback riding.
And for those who enjoy culture and the arts, we boast a variety
of offerings, including symphony, ballet, art galleries, theatrical
and musical groups, ethnic and community festivals and numerous
libraries and museums.
So? What's the price
of such amazing convenience? Well, you'll be happy to know that
the cost of living is one of the most attractive benefits of Northeastern
Pennsylvania, where housing, transportation, and healthcare expenses
are not only affordable but often lower than the national average.
Crime. It's a topic that seems to be on everyone's mind nowadays. Fortunately, it's less of a concern for our residents and families, who enjoy the peace of mind that comes with living in an area that has the 27th lowest crime rate in the country!
If you like experiencing four seasons a year, this is the place to be, where average temperatures range from 25 degrees in the winter to a temperate 72 degrees in the summer. During a given year you can expect about 36 inches of rain and 48 inches of snow. 
Our region offers plenty of recreation activities such as 
From our state parks and game lands, lakes, ponds and streams to
many of our neighborhoods and own backyards, natural beauty can
be found everywhere.