Most Affordable ZIP Codes in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (2026)
The lowest entry prices that still hold a decent investability rating — cheap is only useful if the market underneath it is sound.
| # | ZIP | City | Home value | Rent | Cap rate | 5-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18617 | Glen Lyon, PA | $129,012 | $954 | 5.77% | 13.9% |
| 2 | 18651 | Plymouth, PA | $158,097 | $1,225 | 6.04% | 8.0% |
| 3 | 18508 | Scranton, PA | $158,319 | $1,440 | 7.09% | 9.6% |
| 4 | 18241 | Nuremberg, PA | $160,582 | $1,134 | 5.51% | 4.9% |
| 5 | 18503 | Scranton, PA | $166,037 | $1,400 | 6.58% | — |
| 6 | 18224 | Freeland, PA | $173,469 | $1,224 | 5.50% | 8.1% |
| 7 | 18634 | Nanticoke, PA | $174,615 | $1,108 | 4.95% | 9.2% |
| 8 | 18407 | Carbondale, PA | $175,061 | $1,201 | 5.35% | 4.0% |
| 9 | 18701 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | $178,357 | $1,271 | 5.56% | 9.4% |
| 10 | 18702 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | $179,267 | $1,388 | 6.04% | 10.4% |
| 11 | 18709 | Luzerne, PA | $182,957 | $927 | 3.95% | 7.9% |
| 12 | 18706 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | $187,948 | $1,070 | 4.44% | 8.7% |
| 13 | 18504 | Scranton, PA | $187,978 | $1,265 | 5.25% | 8.5% |
| 14 | 18505 | Scranton, PA | $190,289 | $1,265 | 5.18% | 10.1% |
| 15 | 18705 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | $197,658 | $1,331 | 5.25% | 11.1% |
| 16 | 18629 | Mehoopany, PA | $201,554 | $1,233 | 4.77% | 0.1% |
| 17 | 18510 | Scranton, PA | $202,454 | $1,312 | 5.06% | 9.5% |
| 18 | 18519 | Dickson City, PA | $202,525 | $1,181 | 4.55% | 3.2% |
| 19 | 18201 | Hazleton, PA | $203,871 | $1,399 | 5.35% | 6.6% |
| 20 | 18641 | Dupont, PA | $206,152 | $1,053 | 3.98% | 5.6% |
| 21 | 18517 | Taylor, PA | $208,777 | $1,900 | 7.10% | 3.3% |
| 22 | 18434 | Jessup, PA | $208,841 | $1,116 | 4.17% | 7.5% |
| 23 | 18421 | Forest City, PA | $212,005 | $918 | 3.38% | 7.7% |
| 24 | 18512 | Scranton, PA | $216,166 | $1,233 | 4.45% | 4.9% |
| 25 | 18642 | Duryea, PA | $217,006 | $1,197 | 4.30% | 5.2% |
Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →
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