Relocating to Northeastern Pennsylvania
Come home to
Northeast Pennsylvania.
Whether you're a Wyoming Seminary family, a physician starting residency, or trading a city commute for a lake view, Revolve makes the move simple. You get real drive times, honest neighborhood advice and one point of contact from first call to first night home.
Who we move
Every move has a reason.
We plan around yours.
Wyoming Seminary families
Move the family, keep a parents' weekend base, or own for the Upper School years. Kingston and Forty Fort are less than five minutes from campus.
For Sem familiesPhysicians & medical professionals
Homes shortlisted by real drive time to your hospital, video tours, and closings timed to your start date or residency.
For medical professionalsNew York, New Jersey & beyond
Hybrid professionals, defense and depot families, faculty and returning natives. More space, a slower pace and a mortgage that makes sense.
For transplantsWhy Northeastern Pennsylvania
More home. More life. Same reach.
Mountain towns, lake communities and historic neighborhoods, two to three hours from New York and Philadelphia, at a cost of living well below the national average.
The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metro reached 574,418 residents in 2025.
Regional price parity of 93.6. Rents are 33% below the national benchmark.
Lackawanna and Luzerne counties, three months ending August 2026, vs. about $408K U.S. single-family median.
About two and a half hours from Scranton to Midtown by car, off-peak.
More people move here from the New York–New Jersey metro than from anywhere else.
Average in Luzerne County in August 2026, down from 23 a year earlier. Good homes move fast.
$100,000 earned in Scranton–Wilkes-Barre has the purchasing power of about $106,900 at the national average. Housing is where the difference shows most.
Sources: metro population and migration, BEA regional price parity via PlainCost, Redfin Lackawanna and Luzerne county data, Aug 2026. Drive times from OpenStreetMap routing.
Your commute, mapped
Minutes to what matters.
Approximate minutes, off-peak, from each community's center. Gold means 15 minutes or less. Your agent will run door-to-door times for every home you consider.
| Community | Wyoming Seminary | Geisinger Wyo. Valley | W-B General | Geisinger CMC | Regional Hospital | AVP Airport | NYC (Midtown) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Valley & West Side | |||||||
| Kingston | <5 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 2.8 hrs |
| Forty Fort | <5 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 2.8 hrs |
| Wyoming | 15 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 2.9 hrs |
| Back Mountain | |||||||
| Trucksville | 10 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 2.9 hrs |
| Shavertown | 15 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 40 | 30 | 2.9 hrs |
| Dallas | 20 | 25 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 3.0 hrs |
| Harveys Lake | 25 | 35 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 3.1 hrs |
| Greater Pittston & Mountain Top | |||||||
| Laflin | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2.8 hrs |
| Mountain Top | 25 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 2.7 hrs |
| Moosic | 25 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2.7 hrs |
| Scranton & the Abingtons | |||||||
| Scranton (Hill Section) | 30 | 25 | 30 | <5 | <5 | 15 | 2.6 hrs |
| Dunmore | 35 | 30 | 30 | <5 | <5 | 20 | 2.5 hrs |
| Clarks Summit | 45 | 40 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 2.7 hrs |
| Waverly | 50 | 45 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 35 | 2.8 hrs |
| Lake Winola | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 30 | 45 | 3.0 hrs |
Routing: OpenStreetMap / OSRM, calculated September 2026. Actual times vary with traffic, weather and exact address. On phones, swipe the table sideways.
For Wyoming Seminary families
Closer to campus.
Closer to them.
Whether your student boards or attends as a day student, a home near Kingston can turn four years of drop-offs and hotel weekends into Friday dinners at your own table.
That's more than $157,000 over four years of Upper School. Many families find that money is better spent on a home nearby.
- Move the family. Relocate full time and enroll as a day student. Kingston, Forty Fort and the Back Mountain are 5 to 25 minutes from campus.
- A parents' pied-à-terre. Keep your primary home and buy a lock-and-leave condo or cottage for parents' weekends, games and recitals.
- Own for four years. Buy for the Upper School years, then sell or keep it as a rental. Our in-house property management team can look after it.
- For international and out-of-state parents. Live video tours, e-signatures, remote closing coordination, furnishing help and one local point of contact.
Tuition: Wyoming Seminary, 2026–27 Upper School. Tuition is set by the school and may change. Revolve Real Estate is not affiliated with Wyoming Seminary.
For physicians, residents & medical professionals
Short commutes.
Long careers.
A Level I and a Level II trauma center, a medical school, one of the country's largest primary care residency programs and a $900 million hospital expansion. The drive home is short.
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre. Level I trauma center with an 11-story patient tower scheduled to open in 2028.
- Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Lackawanna County's only Level II trauma center.
- Regional, Moses Taylor & Wilkes-Barre General. Now nonprofit under Tenor Health Foundation as of February 2026.
- Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City, The Wright Center & Allied Services. Surgical care, 120+ internal medicine residents, and rehabilitation across both counties.
Match Day to July 1 is about 15 weeks. We tour by video in March and close before orientation.
We filter by real drive time to your hospital, not ZIP code. Scranton's Hill Section and Dunmore are under five minutes from Geisinger CMC.
We'll connect you with lenders in our network who offer medical professional loan programs, subject to lender terms.
Sources: Geisinger, PA Trauma Systems Foundation, Commonwealth Health, LVHN, AMA FREIDA. Revolve is not affiliated with any health system.
For New York, New Jersey & every transplant
Keep the career.
Upgrade the life.
People come to NEPA for a job, a school or a lower mortgage. They stay for the lake on a Tuesday night and the neighbors who remember their name.
- Hybrid and remote professionals. The New York–New Jersey metro is the region's largest source of new residents. Keep your city job, work from home most days, and make the drive or bus trip when the office needs you.
- Defense and depot families. Tobyhanna Army Depot has a workforce of about 3,100, and Lockheed Martin also has a major presence in the region.
- Faculty and university staff. Wilkes, King's, Misericordia, the University of Scranton, Marywood and Penn State Scranton are all within the valley.
- Returning natives and families moving closer. Whether you grew up here or the grandkids did, we'll show you how the neighborhoods have changed.
Sources: Tobyhanna Army Depot, LVHN regional overview.
Neighborhood guide
Every town has its own personality.
From the Wyoming Valley and Back Mountain to Scranton and the Abingtons, here's who each community tends to suit best.
Kingston
Wyoming Seminary's hometown. Historic homes, sidewalks, Wyoming Avenue shops and the River Common across the bridge.
Forty Fort
Quiet, tree-lined streets and classic colonials, home to Sem's Lower School and minutes from Kingston's shops and the Upper School.
Back Mountain: Dallas, Shavertown & Trucksville
Wooded lots, newer construction and acreage, farm stands and golf, with a strong school district and fast access to Kingston.
Harveys Lake
Pennsylvania's largest natural lake by volume. Boathouses, sunsets and year-round lakefront living within about 25 minutes of Sem.
Mountain Top
A suburban feel on the mountain above Wilkes-Barre, with quick access to I-81, I-80 and the Turnpike toward Philadelphia.
Laflin & Greater Pittston
Right in the middle of the valley: close to AVP, I-81 and hospitals in both Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. Pittston's revitalized Main Street is nearby.
Moosic
Montage Mountain skiing, PNC Field and the Pavilion are practically next door, and it's about 10 minutes to the airport.
Scranton: Hill Section & Green Ridge
Stately older homes and big porches, minutes from Geisinger CMC, Regional Hospital, the University of Scranton and downtown dining.
Dunmore
Revolve's home base. A close-knit borough with its own school district, right off I-81 and I-84 and minutes from Scranton's hospitals.
The Abingtons: Clarks Summit & Waverly
One of the top-ranked districts in the state. Village shops, Waverly Community House, horse country and quick access to I-81 and I-476.
Lake Winola
A small lake community about 30 minutes from Scranton, for weekenders and remote workers who want the water.
Not sure where you fit?
Book a Relocation Tour Day. We'll plan a route through three or four communities that match how you live, and show you homes along the way.
The school district listed is typical for each area. District boundaries vary by street, so always confirm by address. Abington Heights ranking: Public School Review.
Life outside the office
Four real seasons, all close to home.
Winter
Ski and snowboard at Montage Mountain, with night skiing minutes from Scranton.
Spring
Waterfall hikes at Ricketts Glen, trout streams and RailRiders opening day at PNC Field.
Summer
Boating on Harveys Lake and Lake Winola, the Montage water park and concerts at the Pavilion.
Fall
Peak foliage along the ridgelines, orchards and pumpkin farms, and Friday night football.
Winter photo is illustrative. Flight routes: AVP, subject to airline schedules.
The Revolve relocation process
Six steps. One point of contact.
We plan relocation like a project. One agent runs it with the full brokerage behind them: transaction staff, marketing, property management and a vetted network of lenders, attorneys, inspectors and contractors.
Discovery call
We learn how you live, where you'll work or study, your timeline and your budget, then line up the lender, attorney and other pros you'll need.
Your custom area brief
We put together a shortlist of communities with real drive times to your campus or hospital, school district notes and recent sales.
Relocation tour day
You get one well-planned day of back-to-back showings, a neighborhood drive and lunch with your agent, or a full virtual tour on FaceTime or Zoom.
Offer from anywhere
Recorded video walkthroughs, comps and an offer strategy, with e-signature and inspections coordinated through our vendor network.
Remote-ready closing
Your attorney, title company and lender work on one timeline. You close in person or remotely.
Keys & beyond
We help with utilities, movers and contractors, plus property management if you won't be living there full time.
Rent first while you get to know the area. Our property management team can help you find a rental.
We can refer you to a vetted agent in your current market and coordinate both closings so you only move once.
Find out what your home is worth or ask about property management.
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A note from our broker
Welcome to the neighborhood.
Moving somewhere new means a lot of decisions at once, and most of them have to be made from a distance. Where do the doctors live? How long is the drive to campus in February? Which towns feel like home on a Tuesday night, not just on a sunny tour day?
I built Revolve so that people coming to Northeastern Pennsylvania get the same advice we'd give our own families. Tell us how you live, and we'll show you where you belong.
Let's plan your move
Tell us how you live.
We'll show you where.
Request the free Revolve Relocation Guide and Buyer Questionnaire, or book a Relocation Tour Day, in person or by video.