C O M M U N Ity Profile Northeastern Pennsylvania
MARKET STREET BRIDGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA MARKET STREET COMMUNITY PROFILE COMMUNITY NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTHEASTERN MERICLE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES COMMUNITY PROFILE TABLE OF CONTENTS LOCATION & DEMOGRAPHICS SHOPPING SPORTS & CULTURE & INTRODUCTION TRANSPORTATION LABOR & COST OF LIVING CLIMATE SAFETY EDUCATION HEALTHCARE & DINING RECREATION ENTERTAINMENT 01 03 09 15 17 18 19 23 27 33 45 MERICLE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES COMMUNITY PROFILE INTRODUCTION Comprised of cities like Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, in both sports are held here. But more than that, Scranton, Hazleton, and hundreds of smaller NEPA offers important advantages for everyone. communities, Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) is a unique combination of modern businesses This Community Profile was prepared by Mericle and historical sites—a place that is open to Commercial Real Estate Services, NEPA’s premier, new ideas, but brimming with deep rooted full-service commercial real estate company. traditions. You can choose an urban life in a loft Mericle has developed approximately 19 million apartment or in a Victorian home in the city, a square feet of industrial, office, flex, and medical suburban life in an established neighborhood or space in NEPA. Those buildings provide homes in a brand new development, or a rural life with for hundreds of companies that together employ acres of beautiful land. All these choices are more than 13,400 people. within minutes of each other. Mericle is very proud to call NEPA home and A low cost of living You can live an active life in NEPA — our sports would be pleased to help you locate your business Short, stress-free commutes (20 minutes on average) venues and outdoor recreation sites prove it.
[Show full text]