TL;DR — What You Need to Know
Reviewed data-refresh packet: Redfin Data Center exact-city Scranton row for Feb. 1-Apr. 30, 2026 reports a $221,885 median sale price, 145 homes sold, 24 median days on market, 346 active listings, and 228 new listings. Zillow Research city ZHVI is $191,597 through Apr. 30, 2026, with 157 for-sale inventory and 57 new listings. Transfer-tax, deed recording, foreclosure, probate, title, lien, and closing-cost details are source-gated until property-specific records and title/legal review confirm them. USA Home Buyers buys Scranton houses as-is, with no repairs, no showings, and no agent hassle. Written offer in 24 hours after property review. Call 888-274-5006.
Current Scranton PA Market Data from the Reviewed Packet
The reviewed packet uses Redfin Data Center all_cities.csv as the primary transaction source for Scranton. The exact-city row is line 1750993, rolling 3 months from 2026-02-01 to 2026-04-30, last updated 2026-05-03.
That row reports $221,885 median sale price (+16.17% YoY), 145 homes sold (-2.45% YoY), 24 median days on market, 97.75% average sale-to-list ratio, 27.47% sold above original list, 346 active listings, 228 new listings, and 179 pending sales.
Use those Redfin Data Center values separately from the stale public Redfin March page snapshot. Lackawanna County context is not a Scranton city replacement, and Redfin Scranton metro monthly / weekly metro rows were not found in the reviewed packet.
Reviewed Scranton city row
Redfin Data Center exact-city Scranton, PA row: rolling 3 months 2026-02-01 to 2026-04-30; $221,885 median sale price; 145 homes sold; 24 median days on market; 346 active listings; 228 new listings.
Zillow Research Adds Value and Inventory Context
Zillow Research city ZHVI for Scranton is $191,597 as of 2026-04-30, down 0.55% year over year. Zillow city for-sale inventory is 157 as of 2026-04-30, down 4.85% year over year, and city new listings are 57, up 1.79% year over year.
Zillow city median sale price is a separate sale metric with a lag: $175,000 as of 2026-03-31, up 1.64% year over year. Keep that lag label with the Zillow sale metric and do not blend it into the Redfin rolling Data Center row.
Zillow metro ZHVI and metro inventory are context only. They are not Scranton city replacements when a seller is comparing an address-level offer against the city page.
Closing, Transfer-Tax, Foreclosure, and Probate Claims Need Property-Specific Review
The reviewed packet treats Scranton/Lackawanna transfer-tax and closing-cost claims as source-gated and property-specific. Do not rely on a transfer-tax split, deed recording cost, or closing-cost estimate until the title company or legal adviser confirms the current property-specific details.
Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds, Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court, and Sheriff Sales are official source paths in the reviewed packet. They are not proof of a specific sale date, probate authority, payoff, lien status, redemption/right claim, or legal outcome for an individual property.
If foreclosure, probate, inherited property, divorce, code violations, or tenant occupancy are involved, compare a written cash offer against the actual records and professional advice for that property.
Source-gated closing facts
Transfer tax, deed recording, title, lien, foreclosure, probate, and closing-cost details must be confirmed through direct property-specific title/legal review.
Why an As-Is Cash Sale Can Still Make Sense
Scranton has a mix of older frame, brick, row-home, and multi-family housing stock. Deferred maintenance, old mechanical systems, tenant occupancy, estate administration, and title issues can make a conventional listing slower or less certain than city-level market averages suggest.
USA Home Buyers purchases Scranton houses as-is. That means no showings, no repair punch list, no buyer-financing wait, and no agent hassle. The offer depends on property condition, title, occupancy, verified liens, and your timeline.
The fastest next step is simple: request a no-obligation written cash offer, review it next to your verified title/closing numbers, and decide whether certainty is worth more than listing exposure.
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