USA Home Buyers buys houses in Scranton and Lackawanna County.
How to Sell a House in Scranton, PA: 2026 Guide
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Compare listing with a direct sale
A listing or FSBO can involve preparation, showings, commissions, and carrying costs while you wait for a buyer. With a direct sale, compare the written price and terms with those costs and the work you would otherwise take on.
We have two ways to buy. A Cash Offer is built for speed, condition, and tough situations — heavy repairs, tight timelines, difficult circumstances. EZ Sale is often the better fit when the house doesn't need major repairs and you want a higher number. Either way, you compare written numbers and you pick what works best for you.
Swipe across the table to compare all four selling options.
| Factor | List with a realtor | FSBO | Cash Offer | EZ Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline | Market-dependent | Market-dependent | 30 days or less | 60 days or less |
| Price | Highest, if it sells | Varies | Lower price | Higher price than the Cash Offer |
| Repairs | Repairs may be needed before listing or after inspection | The seller handles repair decisions | No repairs | No repairs |
| Commissions | Agent commissions apply under the listing agreement | No listing-agent commission; the seller handles the sale | No commissions | No commissions |
| Closing costs | Seller costs depend on the contract and settlement statement | Seller costs depend on the contract and settlement statement | No closing costs | No closing costs |
| Showings | The seller prepares for and coordinates showings | The seller markets the property and coordinates showings | None | Yes, partner visits |
| Who buys | Retail buyer | Retail buyer | USA Home Buyers buys directly | Goes to one of our partners |
| Certainty | Depends on the buyer, inspections, financing, and contract | Depends on finding and qualifying a buyer | You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company. | You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company. |
| Net proceeds | Compare the expected sale price after commissions, repairs, costs, and waiting | Compare the expected sale price after seller-managed costs and work | Compare the written price after your payoff and other property obligations. No commissions. No closing costs. | Compare the written price after your payoff and other property obligations. No commissions. No closing costs. |
No agent commissions when you sell to us. The Cash Offer is direct, with no listing-agent showings. For EZ Sale, yes, partner visits.
What happens when you ask us for an offer
- Tell us the property's address and what you need the sale to solve.
- We review title, payoff, occupancy, seller authority, and the property's condition as we prepare the terms.
- You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company.
Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.
Scranton homes and rental context
Scranton includes late-1800s and early-1900s frame and brick houses with covered porches, as well as modest 1920s-to-1950s single-family homes. If repairs, deferred maintenance, or cleanout are holding up a sale, we buy as-is; no repairs, cleaning, or cleanout are required to sell to us.
The University of Scranton and Marywood University are part of the area's rental context. For an occupied rental, we review occupancy while you compare the current arrangement with a sale plan that includes a move-out. See our Scranton tenant-occupied house guide for more on that situation.
Scranton market numbers
Compare current market measures with the condition, costs, and timing of your own property. They describe the market, not the price of your house.
Current Zillow context: $202,099 (As of September 2026; Zillow typical home value for Scranton, PA). It is a city-wide measure, not a price for your individual house.
Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $214,398 | Redfin · Scranton, PA | Three months ending September 2026 |
| Median days on market | 22 days | Redfin · Scranton, PA | Three months ending September 2026 |
| Homes sold | 199 homes | Redfin · Scranton, PA | Three months ending September 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $202,099 | Zillow · Scranton, PA | As of September 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 227 homes | Zillow · Scranton, PA | As of September 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
Use the Scranton home-sale net-proceeds calculator to compare your own sale-price, payoff, repair, cleanout, and carrying-cost assumptions. Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Pennsylvania transfer tax and closing costs
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. When you sell to us, we pay the transfer tax. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes are separate.
Read the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue's realty transfer tax guidance or the longer Pennsylvania home-selling guide for state information.
Where to find local help
Scranton city is in Lackawanna County; nearby Dunmore and Dickson City are separate boroughs, so local questions for a property there follow its actual municipality.
- Lackawanna County Register of Wills / Clerk of Orphans' Court — estate-related questions.
- Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds — deed-record questions.
- Lackawanna County Tax Claim — delinquent property-tax questions.
- Lackawanna County Sheriff Sales — sheriff-sale information.
- Scranton Planning and Zoning — city planning and zoning information.
For an inherited house or a foreclosure question, see our Scranton pages on inherited property and foreclosure. For more local selling context, read our Scranton 2026 selling article.
More Scranton market detail
See the Scranton market report for the measures and their source, area, and period.
Scranton home-selling questions
Can I sell a Scranton house as-is?
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
How does your written-offer process work?
We give written cash offers in 24 hours. We review title, payoff, occupancy, and seller authority. You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company.
How soon can closing happen?
Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.
What costs do you pay when I sell to you?
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. When you sell to us, we pay the transfer tax. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes are separate.
How can I compare what I might keep from a sale?
Use the Scranton home-sale net-proceeds calculator to compare your own sale-price, payoff, repair, cleanout, and carrying-cost assumptions. The result is an estimate.
What our sellers say
“After my mother passed, my brother and I inherited her house off Derry Street. Neither of us lives in Harrisburg anymore, and the thought of cleaning it out and making repairs before listing felt impossible. USA Home Buyers made us a fair offer and closed in 12 days. We didn't have to touch a thing.”
“I was four months behind on my mortgage and the notices were stacking up. I didn't even know I could sell and still come out with money. USA Home Buyers explained the whole thing, the offer was fair, and we closed before things got worse. Huge weight off my shoulders.”
“I had a tenant who stopped paying rent and refused to leave. I was paying the mortgage out of pocket for months. USA Home Buyers bought the property with the tenant still in it. That was the end of my landlord days. Done.”
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Share the property address and what you would like to do next. No obligation.
Redfin September 2026 and Zillow September 2026 market data
- Redfin median sale price
- $214,398
- Year over year
- +7.20%
- Median days on market
- 22 median days on market
- Homes sold
- 199 homes sold
- Zillow ZHVI
- $202,099 ZHVI
Sources: Zillow’s Home Value Index and Redfin’s recent-sale data for Scranton, PA. Zillow data covers September 2026; Redfin data covers September 2026.