Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area recorded 781 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 5,503 sales (14% of sales) across 173,652 single-family homes in 3 county-equivalents — 0.5 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 27% year over year (616 prior). Ranked #267 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Luzerne County at 0.5 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAmetro area · Pennsylvania

🔥 #267 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

781

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.5

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+27%

616 → 781 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

14%

781 of 5,503 recorded sales

Turnover

3.2%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

173,652

Where inside Scranton--Wilkes-Barre? County by county

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Luzerne County481 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 101,669 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
60	18651	Luzerne County	24	0.9	24%	3.7%
63	18634	Luzerne County	36	0.9	20%	4.4%
97	18702	Luzerne County	75	0.7	19%	3.6%
104	18706	Luzerne County	34	0.6	18%	3.6%
106	18640	Luzerne County	34	0.6	21%	3.0%
107	18201	Luzerne County	44	0.6	15%	4.2%
110	18704	Luzerne County	54	0.6	17%	3.6%
144	18705	Luzerne County	23	0.5	15%	3.3%
178	18643	Luzerne County	17	0.4	13%	3.1%
220	18202	Luzerne County	15	0.3	8%	3.9%

Lackawanna County300 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 15% of sales · 64,538 homes8 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
26	18509	Lackawanna County	30	1.2	34%	3.6%
28	18508	Lackawanna County	29	1.2	27%	4.3%
54	18510	Lackawanna County	17	0.9	25%	3.8%
87	18407	Lackawanna County	30	0.7	23%	3.1%
92	18504	Lackawanna County	34	0.7	19%	3.5%
133	18505	Lackawanna County	25	0.5	14%	3.8%
148	18447	Lackawanna County	16	0.5	17%	2.8%
235	18411	Lackawanna County	21	0.3	9%	3.2%

Wyoming County0 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 0% of sales · 7,445 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Wyoming County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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