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Kingston, PA Real Estate

Kingston is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, opposite Wilkes Barre. Kingston was incorporated as a borough in 1858. It is part of the greater metropolitan area of the city of Wilkes-Barre. In 1900, 3,846 people lived here; in 1910, 6,449; and in 1940, 20, 679 people lived here. In the census of 2000, the borough of Kingston had a population of 13,855 people.

Near Kingston stood Forty Fort, prominent in the Pennamite-Yankee War and in the Revolution. In the vicinity of this fort occurred, in 1778, the famous Wyoming Massacre, which resulted from a dispute between settlers from Connecticut and other settlers from Pennsylvania.

Kingston is located at 41 °15 59 N, 75 °53 22 W (41.266481, -75.889478) GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.7 km (2.2 mi ). 5.5 km (2.1 mi ) of it is land and 0.2 km (0.1 mi ) of it (2.71%) is water.

A mayor represents the borough of Kingston, elected to a term of office. The current Kingston mayor is Republican James Haggerty, also a part-time attorney in the borough.

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$119,000 Kingston, PA Single Family 3/1 1424 0.4
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$129,900 Edwardsville, PA Single Family 4/2 1800 0.4
$78,000 Pringle, PA Single Family 2/1 1500 0.4
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$149,000 Kingston, PA Single Family 4/1 1500 0.4
$64,900 Edwardsville, PA Single Family 3/3 1364 0.4
$16,000 Avoca, PA Acreage/Land 0/0 0 3.0
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$99,900 Wilkes Barre, PA Single Family 4/1 1600 3.2
$119,900 Dallas, PA Single Family 3/1 1200 3.6
$309,900 Meshoppen, PA Farm/Ranch 6/4 2960 3.7
$330,000 Duryea, PA Single Family 3/2 2500 4.3
$279,000 Duryea, PA Single Family 3/2 1800 4.3
$259,900 Wilkes Barre, PA Single Family 4/2 2500 5.5
$198,000 Bear Creek Twp, PA Single Family 5/3 3450 5.5
$479,000 Bear Creek, PA Single Family 4/4 3254 5.5
$179,900 Dallas, PA Single Family 4/2 2600 6.1
$279,000 Dallas, PA Single Family 4/2 2800 6.1
$75,000 Nanticoke, PA Single Family 3/1 1800 6.8
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$229,000 Mountain Top, PA Single Family 4/2 2200 7.7
$339,900 Mountain Top, PA Single Family 5/3 2700 7.7
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$169,000 White Haven, PA Single Family 3/2 1456 9.9
$219,900 White Haven, PA Single Family 3/2 2268 9.9
$138,500 Scranton, PA Single Family 5/4 2000 15.4
$117,500 Scranton, PA Single Family 5/2 2400 17.2
$149,000 Scranton, PA Single Family 8/3 3400 17.2
$145,000 Clarks Summit, PA Condo/Townhome 3/2 1300 17.5
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$164,900 Lattimer Mines, PA Single Family 3/2 1650 17.7
$79,000 Tunkhannock, PA Single Family 3/1 1000 18.2
$145,000 Tunkhannock, PA Single Family 3/1 1500 18.2
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$78,500 Fleetville, PA Acreage/Land 0/0 0 18.8
$130,000 Conyngham, PA Single Family 4/1 1680 19.9

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Kingston, PA information

State:Pennsylvania
Country:Luzerne
Area Code:570
FIPS:42079
TimeZone:EST
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Kingston, PA Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Kingston, PA

Population: 293,655,40013,204
Household size:
Persons per household
2.602.1

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%12.9%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$131,600
Commute time:
in minutes
27.419.7

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.083.8
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%0.8%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%5.6%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%-6.3%
Income Taxes:
highest marginal tax bracket
5.22%5%
Sales Taxes:
total local, county, state sales tax
6.0%6%

Education

Pupil/teacher ratio:
number of students per teacher
15.916.4
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%85%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$6222.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%9.7%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%15.5%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
34
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
32

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.7245.5
Air quality index:
higher number = better air quality
48.036
Health costs index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.092.1
Watershed quality index:
higher=better (not drinking water)
55.081

Climate

Altitude:
in feet
1,058988
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.061
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.036
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112140
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.982.4
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.717.6
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205175

Cities within 10 miles of Kingston, Pennsylvania

Kingston, PA | Courtdale, PA | Swoyersville, PA | Forty Fort, PA | Pringle, PA | Edwardsville, PA | Luzerne, PA | Wilkes Barre, PA | Laflin, PA | Parsons, PA | Miners Mill, PA | Wyoming, PA |

Kingston, ZIP Codes

18704,